[aklug] Re: Postconf review

From: Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com>
Date: Tue Sep 22 2015 - 15:46:36 AKDT

  mail.tj49.com and mail.akwebsoft.com are (I hope that I'm using
  the right word) aliases for host266.hostmonster.com

  What would you do to correct this?
  Should I set $myhostname as host266.hostmonster.com ?

  thanks for the reply
  -tim-
* Kevin Miller <atftb2@alaska.net> [150922 14:08]:
> This may bite you:
> mkm@mx1:/etc/MailScanner/reports/en$ host mail.tj49.com
> mail.tj49.com has address 74.220.215.66
>
> mkm@mx1:/etc/MailScanner/reports/en$ host 74.220.215.66
> 66.215.220.74.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer host266.hostmonster.com.
>
> Your forward and reverse addresses don't match for your mail host. I
> presume you'll be sending through this host as well as receiving from it.
>
>
> On 09/22/2015 01:09 PM, Tim Johnson wrote:
> >I'm setting up postfix/mutt/fetchmail/procmail on a ubuntu
> >partition.
> >
> >Given that I've had issues with reverse DNS in the past, an ounce of
> >prevention is worth a pound of cure (to me).
> >
> >If anyone sees anything amiss, please let me know.
> >postconf dump follows
> >#####################################################
> >tim@linus:~$ postconf -n
> >alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> >alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> >append_dot_mydomain = no
> >biff = no
> >config_directory = /etc/postfix
> >inet_interfaces = all
> >inet_protocols = all
> >mailbox_size_limit = 0
> >mydestination = linus, localhost.localdomain, , localhost
> >mydomain = tj49.com
> >myhostname = tj49.com
> >mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
> >readme_directory = no
> >recipient_delimiter = +
> >relayhost =
> >smtp_helo_name = tjohnson.mtaonline.net
> >smtp_tls_session_cache_database =
> >btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
> >smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
> >smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks
> >permit_sasl_authenticated defer_unauth_destination
> >smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
> >smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers = SSLv2
> >smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
> >smtpd_tls_session_cache_database =
> >btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
> >smtpd_use_tls = yes
> >#####################################################
> >
> >Thanks
> >
>
>
> --
> Kevin Miller
> Juneau, Alaska
> http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
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Tim 
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