Hello,
We are a small ISP, few days ago one of our susbscriber decided to send
mass emails in thousands... that caused our email server to fail.
I resolved it by flushing the queue.. (atleast tried to resolve it)
"postfix flush". But the emails still kept on queueing.
After informing all or susbscribers, we thought that the only way would
be to cleanup the entire queue. So I tried "postsuper -d ALL". it did
delete some tens of thousands of messages.
Now, the problem is that we are still be bombarded.
Here is an excerpt from the log. I have changed the email addresses..
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: E5450E3E4: to=<tangronalde @
etang.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=2, status=sent
(250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-02, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as F370BE3E8)
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: E5450E3E4: to=<xiastevea @
etang.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=2, status=sent
(250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-02, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as F370BE3E8)
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: E5450E3E4: to=<nzfga_106 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=2,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-02, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
F370BE3E8)
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: E5450E3E4:
to=<pierangelo.tomassetti994 @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=2, status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok,
id=31752-02, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as F370BE3E8)
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: E5450E3E4: to=<rnbeeman_154 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=2,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-02, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
F370BE3E8)
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: E5450E3E4: to=<silver765836 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=2,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-02, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
F370BE3E8)
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/qmgr[1122]: E5450E3E4: removed
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/smtpd[1123]: A6146E3E4:
client=unknown[172.26.5.38]
May 2 07:28:47 mta postfix/smtp[1145]: F370BE3E8: to=<nzfga_106 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
relay=jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10],
delay=1, status=bounced (host
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10] said: 550
5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command))
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/cleanup[972]: A6146E3E4:
message-id=<007e01c66de4$b9c93460$c53695dd @ jadbe>
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/qmgr[1122]: A6146E3E4: from=<Jamie @
clockwatchers.mail.co.uk>, size=2175, nrcpt=8 (queue active)
May 2 07:28:48 mta amavis[31802]: (31802-03) ESMTP::10024
/var/amavisd/amavis-20060502T072843-31802: <Jamie @
clockwatchers.mail.co.uk> -> <abrams @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rcarter1999419 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rk.ravcliffe_948 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rmschneider417 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rsbb_498 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sally879.603 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<seattle49.68 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sfcolle258 @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>
Received: SIZE=2175 from mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by
localhost (mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port
10024) with ESMTP id 31802-03; Tue, 2 May 2006 07:28:48 -0400 (EDT)
May 2 07:28:48 mta amavis[31802]: (31802-03) Checking: <Jamie @
clockwatchers.mail.co.uk> -> <abrams @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rcarter1999419 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rk.ravcliffe_948 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rmschneider417 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rsbb_498 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sally879.603 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<seattle49.68 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sfcolle258 @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>
May 2 07:28:48 mta amavis[31802]: (31802-03) spam_scan: hits=3.621
tests=BAYES_44,FORGED_OUTLOOK_TAGS,HTML_20_30,HTML _MESSAGE,MIME_HTML_ONLY,MIME_HTML_ONLY_MULTI
May 2 07:28:48 mta amavis[31802]: (31802-03) FWD via SMTP:
[127.0.0.1]:10025 <Jamie @ clockwatchers.mail.co.uk> -> <abrams @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rcarter1999419 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rk.ravcliffe_948 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rmschneider417 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rsbb_498 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sally879.603 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<seattle49.68 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sfcolle258 @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtpd[1134]: connect from
mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk[127.0.0.1]
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtpd[1134]: C45B4E3E9:
client=mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk[127.0.0.1]
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/cleanup[920]: C45B4E3E9:
message-id=<007e01c66de4$b9c93460$c53695dd @ jadbe>
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/qmgr[1122]: C45B4E3E9: from=<Jamie @
clockwatchers.mail.co.uk>, size=2496, nrcpt=8 (queue active)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtpd[1134]: disconnect from
mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk[127.0.0.1]
May 2 07:28:48 mta amavis[31802]: (31802-03) Passed, <Jamie @
clockwatchers.mail.co.uk> -> <abrams @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rcarter1999419 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rk.ravcliffe_948 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rmschneider417 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rsbb_498 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sally879.603 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<seattle49.68 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sfcolle258 @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
Message-ID: <007e01c66de4$b9c93460$c53695dd @ jadbe>, Hits: 3.621
May 2 07:28:48 mta amavis[31802]: (31802-03) TIMING [total 287 ms] -
SMTP EHLO: 1 (0%), SMTP pre-MAIL: 0 (0%), SMTP pre-DATA-flush: 3 (1%),
SMTP DATA: 39 (14%), body hash: 0 (0%), mime_decode: 15 (5%),
get-file-type: 36 (12%), get-file-type: 23 (8%), decompose_part: 4
(1%), decompose_part: 0 (0%), parts: 0 (0%), SA msg read: 6 (2%), SA
parse: 2 (1%), SA check: 86 (30%), fwd-connect: 10 (3%), fwd-mail-from:
1 (0%), fwd-rcpt-to: 10 (3%), write-header: 2 (1%), fwd-data: 0 (0%),
fwd-data-end: 43 (15%), fwd-rundown: 1 (0%), unlink-2-files: 4 (1%),
rundown: 1 (0%)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1130]: A6146E3E4: to=<abrams @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31802-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
C45B4E3E9)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1130]: A6146E3E4: to=<rcarter1999419 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31802-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
C45B4E3E9)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1130]: A6146E3E4: to=<rk.ravcliffe_948
@ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31802-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
C45B4E3E9)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1130]: A6146E3E4: to=<rmschneider417 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31802-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
C45B4E3E9)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1130]: A6146E3E4: to=<rsbb_498 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31802-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
C45B4E3E9)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1130]: A6146E3E4: to=<sally879.603 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31802-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
C45B4E3E9)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1130]: A6146E3E4: to=<seattle49.68 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31802-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
C45B4E3E9)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1130]: A6146E3E4: to=<sfcolle258 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31802-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
C45B4E3E9)
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/qmgr[1122]: A6146E3E4: removed
May 2 07:28:48 mta postfix/smtp[1145]: F370BE3E8:
to=<pierangelo.tomassetti994 @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
relay=jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10],
delay=2, status=bounced (host
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10] said: 550
5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command))
May 2 07:28:49 mta postfix/smtpd[1123]: 76995E3E4:
client=unknown[172.26.5.38]
May 2 07:28:49 mta postfix/smtp[1149]: C45B4E3E9: to=<abrams @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
relay=jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10],
delay=1, status=bounced (host
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10] said: 550
5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command))
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/cleanup[972]: 76995E3E4:
message-id=<007f01c66de4$bad414b0$6811135f @ luow>
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/qmgr[1122]: 76995E3E4: from=<Neil @
clubplus.com>, size=2320, nrcpt=8 (queue active)
May 2 07:28:50 mta amavis[31752]: (31752-03) ESMTP::10024
/var/amavisd/amavis-20060502T072840-31752: <Neil @ clubplus.com> ->
<kimball @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<okean.485 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<onemanspyder85 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rusba.843 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sebyers.917 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sensrock5.894 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<snuttis_22_96 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<womack @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>
Received: SIZE=2320 from mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by
localhost (mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port
10024) with ESMTP id 31752-03; Tue, 2 May 2006 07:28:50 -0400 (EDT)
May 2 07:28:50 mta amavis[31752]: (31752-03) Checking: <Neil @
clubplus.com> -> <kimball @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<okean.485 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<onemanspyder85 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rusba.843 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sebyers.917 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sensrock5.894 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<snuttis_22_96 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<womack @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>
May 2 07:28:50 mta amavis[31752]: (31752-03) spam_scan: hits=3.621
tests=BAYES_44,FORGED_OUTLOOK_TAGS,HTML_20_30,HTML _MESSAGE,MIME_HTML_ONLY,MIME_HTML_ONLY_MULTI
May 2 07:28:50 mta amavis[31752]: (31752-03) FWD via SMTP:
[127.0.0.1]:10025 <Neil @ clubplus.com> -> <kimball @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<okean.485 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<onemanspyder85 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rusba.843 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sebyers.917 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sensrock5.894 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<snuttis_22_96 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<womack @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtpd[1133]: connect from
mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk[127.0.0.1]
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtpd[1133]: 83489E3EA:
client=mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk[127.0.0.1]
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1149]: C45B4E3E9: to=<rcarter1999419 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
relay=jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10],
delay=2, status=bounced (host
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10] said: 550
5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command))
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/cleanup[920]: 83489E3EA:
message-id=<007f01c66de4$bad414b0$6811135f @ luow>
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/qmgr[1122]: 83489E3EA: from=<Neil @
clubplus.com>, size=2641, nrcpt=8 (queue active)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtpd[1133]: disconnect from
mymta.mysite.mail.co.uk[127.0.0.1]
May 2 07:28:50 mta amavis[31752]: (31752-03) Passed, <Neil @
clubplus.com> -> <kimball @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<okean.485 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<onemanspyder85 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<rusba.843 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sebyers.917 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<sensrock5.894 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<snuttis_22_96 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,<womack @ jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
Message-ID: <007f01c66de4$bad414b0$6811135f @ luow>, Hits: 3.621
May 2 07:28:50 mta amavis[31752]: (31752-03) TIMING [total 279 ms] -
SMTP EHLO: 1 (0%), SMTP pre-MAIL: 0 (0%), SMTP pre-DATA-flush: 3 (1%),
SMTP DATA: 33 (12%), body hash: 1 (0%), mime_decode: 14 (5%),
get-file-type: 25 (9%), get-file-type: 22 (8%), decompose_part: 4 (1%),
decompose_part: 0 (0%), parts: 0 (0%), SA msg read: 6 (2%), SA parse: 3
(1%), SA check: 92 (33%), fwd-connect: 9 (3%), fwd-mail-from: 1 (0%),
fwd-rcpt-to: 10 (4%), write-header: 3 (1%), fwd-data: 0 (0%),
fwd-data-end: 47 (17%), fwd-rundown: 1 (0%), unlink-2-files: 4 (1%),
rundown: 1 (0%)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: 76995E3E4: to=<kimball @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
83489E3EA)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: 76995E3E4: to=<okean.485 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
83489E3EA)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: 76995E3E4: to=<onemanspyder85 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
83489E3EA)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: 76995E3E4: to=<rusba.843 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
83489E3EA)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: 76995E3E4: to=<sebyers.917 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
83489E3EA)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: 76995E3E4: to=<sensrock5.894 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
83489E3EA)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: 76995E3E4: to=<snuttis_22_96 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
83489E3EA)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/smtp[1127]: 76995E3E4: to=<womack @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>, relay=localhost[127.0.0.1], delay=1,
status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=31752-03, from MTA: 250 Ok: queued as
83489E3EA)
May 2 07:28:50 mta postfix/qmgr[1122]: 76995E3E4: removed
May 2 07:28:51 mta postfix/smtp[1145]: F370BE3E8: to=<rnbeeman_154 @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
relay=jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10],
delay=5, status=bounced (host
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10] said: 550
5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command))
May 2 07:28:51 mta postfix/smtpd[1123]: 0E8DEE3E4:
client=unknown[172.26.5.38]
May 2 07:28:51 mta postfix/smtp[1152]: 83489E3EA: to=<kimball @
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk>,
relay=jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10],
delay=1, status=bounced (host
jackson-hertogs.mail.co.uk.s8a1.psmtp.mail.co.uk[64.18.7.10] said: 550
5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command))
May 2 07:28:51 mta postfix/cleanup[972]: 0E8DEE3E4:
message-id=<008001c66de4$bbbb6770$d61d6860 @ MEOCBWS>
I do have following entries in main.cf
soft_bounce = no
bounce_queue_lifetime = 0
local_recipient_maps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps
Any ideas on how can i stop these message from being queued!
ALL is appreciated.
Thanks
With regards,
P