[PLUG] MTA Issue

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Tue Dec 9 20:17:09 UTC 2008


   Please explain to me the possible reason for the rejection seen in the
third entry from the end:

Dec  9 12:08:38 salmo postfix/smtpd[18708]: connect from
lists.sourceforge.net[216.34.181.88]
Dec  9 12:08:38 salmo postfix/smtpd[18708]: C95A236F36:
client=lists.sourceforge.net[216.34.181.88]
Dec  9 12:08:39 salmo postfix/cleanup[18718]: C95A236F36:
message-id=<mailman.0.1228853317.32497.sql-ledger-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
Dec  9 12:08:39 salmo postfix/qmgr[18705]: C95A236F36:
from=<sql-ledger-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net>, size=2272, nrcpt=1
(queue active)
Dec  9 12:08:39 salmo postfix/smtpd[18708]: disconnect from
lists.sourceforge.net[216.34.181.88]
Dec  9 12:10:55 salmo sendmail[18748]: mB9KAtKQ018746:
to=<sql-ledger-users at lists.sourceforge.net>, delay=00:00:00,
xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=121064, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1],
dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (Ok: queued as 481BA387C7)
Dec  9 12:10:56 salmo postfix/smtpd[18749]: connect from
mx.sourceforge.net[216.34.181.68]
Dec  9 12:10:56 salmo postfix/smtpd[18749]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from
mx.sourceforge.net[216.34.181.68]: 550 5.7.1
<mx.sourceforge.net[216.34.181.68]>: Client host rejected: Rejected IP
address.; from=<> to=<rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> proto=SMTP
helo=<mx.sourceforge.net>
Dec  9 12:10:57 salmo postfix/smtpd[18749]: disconnect from
mx.sourceforge.net[216.34.181.68]
Dec  9 12:10:59 salmo postfix/smtp[18753]: 481BA387C7:
to=<sql-ledger-users at lists.sourceforge.net>,
relay=mx.sourceforge.net[216.34.181.68]:25, delay=3.9,
delays=0.1/0/0.72/3.1, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 OK id=1LA8v3-0000Js-3p)

   I see outgoing and incoming mail from lists.sourceforge.net, so why is the
IP address rejected at 12:10:56? Does it have something to do with the blank
"from<>"?

Confused,

Rich

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