I seem to have broken things really bad. I tried to make mail.domain.tld
an alias of domain.tld
Now authentication only works from time to time.
The bounce says:

<user@doma...>:
Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)

Of course, that account exists.

Where are domain aliases stored? Can I manually delete a domain alias?
I'm using vpopmail 5.4.17 with users stored in a cdb file.


Bogdan

Tonix (Antonio Nati) wrote:
> Bogdan Motoc - CRC ha scritto:
>>
>>
>> Tonix (Antonio Nati) wrote:
>>> Bogdan Motoc - CRC ha scritto:
>>>> This most probably is not a vpopmail problem, but a chkuser one.
>>>> The support page of chkuser
>>>> (http://www.interazioni.it/opensource/chkuser/support/mailing_lists.html)
>>>> points to this mailing list, so that's why I'm posting this here.
>>>
>>> chkuser is simply using basic qmail checks, giving a better log. It
>>> is giving back what qmail would give back.
>>> Check carefully qmail configuration and files availability.
>>>
>> nothing changed between the two events (rejecting a legitimate
>> message and allowing a similar one)
>> all files are world-readable, except the .lock files
>>
>>>> The mail server in question runs:
>>>>
>>>> netqmail 1.05
>>>> vpopmail 5.4.17
>>>> chkuser 2.0.8b
>>>> simscan 1.1
>>>>
>>>
>>> install chkuser 2.09, has more checks, new features and solves minor
>>> bugs (not related to your question).
>> hard to do on a production server. I've set this one up more than two
>> years ago, and I remember there was a rigid order in which patches
>> were supposed to be applied to qmail, and some of them had to be
>> manually added (thinking of simscan, smtp-auth, chkuser)
>
> It should be easy. Copy new chkuser files over old files, check
> chkuser_settings.h (some have changed) and recompile.
>
>> In the meantime, I've googled a bit and found an alternative. I'll
>> post a "what's your experience with ... ?" message later about it.
>>
>>>
>>>> Messages sent to existing and not overquota users on this server
>>>> randomly (as far as I can tell) are rejected with this message:
>>>>
>>>> Remote host said: 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of
>>>> allowed rcpthosts (#5.5.3 - chkuser)
>>>>
>>>> I've checked and double checked that the user exists and there was
>>>> no typo when entering the destination email address.
>>>> Sending again after a while to the same user ends up with the
>>>> message into his mailbox without any issues.
>>>> The server's /var/log/qmail/smtpd/current log file shows this about
>>>> the rejected message:
>>>>
>>>> 2009-07-24 12:28:19.035629500 CHKUSER rejected relaying: from
>>>> <sender's_email_address::> remote
>>>> <remote_mail_server:unknown:remote_ip> rcpt
>>>> <valid_user@mail...> : client not allowed to relay
>>>>
>>>> The mailboxes on this machine are all respecting this pattern:
>>>> user@doma...
>>>
>>> You say general pattern is user@doma..., while log says
>>> user@mail....
>>> Are you sure 100% domain names do not include blank, DEL, strange
>>> not visible chars? It could happen when spaces or strange invisible
>>> characters are inside mail addresses.
>> Yes, the recipient mail address I've typed correctly (I
>> double-checked it, having faced stupid users before who think that
>> spaces in email adresses can't hurt that much, can they?)
>> Basically, i replied to a user on that server and got the bounce back
>> imidiately.  Cursed at the binary gods for allowing  functions to
>> return different results when fed the same input, had to leave the
>> office, and when i got back replied again to the same message,
>> checked and it arrived in the users's mailbox. The log shows this:
>> 2009-07-24 18:09:48.389030500 CHKUSER accepted rcpt: from
>> <my_email_address::> remote <my_email_server:unknown:my_ip> rcpt
>> <user@doma...> : found existing recipient
>>
>
> Check if any limit is reached. Like max open files or max MySQL
> connections. It could happen in a peaik moment you reach some limits.
> chkuser version you have does not handle mysql refused connections,
> while 2.0.9 does.
>
>> What i don't understand is why vpopmail is sometimes being asked to
>> authenticate /user@doma.../ and sometimes /user@mail.../ ?
>
> probably some users put the wrong username in Outlook... missing the
> domain part, so automatically you have the "me" file added to
> address... or?
>
> Ciao,
>
> Tonino
>>
>> Of course, possible solutions to my problem are:
>> 1. getting rid of "mail." part completely
>> 2. making mail.domain.tld an alias of domain.tld, so both would work
>>
>> Thanks a lot for any ideeas you might have.
>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Tonino
>>>
>>>> The /var/qmail/control/me file lists this: mail.domain.tld, which
>>>> is also the MX for domain.tld
>>>>
>>>> /var/qmail/control/rcpthosts lists both domain.tld and mail.domain.tld
>>>> /var/qmail/control/virtualdomains shows domain.tld
>>>> /var/qmail/control/locals shows only mail.domain.tld
>>>> /var/qmail/control/defaultdomain only shows domain.tld
>>>>
>>>> What could be wrong, but most of all, why is the error occurring
>>>> only rarely (but often enough to be annoying)?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for any answers you might be able to provide.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bogdan Motoc
>>>>
>>>
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