Re: [exim] Exim drops mails

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Author: Peter Kirk
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To: Peter Bowyer, exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] Exim drops mails

On 07/02/2008, Peter Kirk <peterki@???> wrote:
> Running on Freebsd 6.2, exim version 4.68-0
>
> The below is all that is entered into the logs. I get about 10000 of
> these a day but guessing most is spam anyways.
>
> 2008-02-07 11:04:45 unexpected disconnection while reading SMTP

command
> from seldisa02.sonyericssonmail.com [192.16.134.98]


If these happen as a result of 'deny' actions in ACLs, then they're
normal - the spamware is hanging up on you because it didn't expect a
5xx response. You could test by slackening the ACLs a bit. If they're
happening on 10000 wanted mails, then some extra logging might help -
see
http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch49.html#SECTl
ogselector

> As for the config files can send them but will take some time editing
> all sensitive data out, surely if it was from the config it would

report
> some more data than just dropping the email, and I did not config
> changes this problem just started.


Your call - its easier to suggest fixes when one has the full picture.

Peter
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Peter Bowyer
Email: peter@???

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So I added the log all command and when sending a mail with more than
100 recipeints I get the following in the logs

2008-02-07 12:44:25 [18647] H=(peterkilap) [x.x.x.x]:3564 I=[x.x.x.x]:25
incomplete transaction (connection lost) from <test@???> for
terki@??? pe78978terki@??? p9789789eterki@???
petekhjkrki@??? pehjkhjterki@???
pejhkterki@??? peterxcvxcvki@???
peasdzxaterki@??? petwer234sdfaserki@???
petsdfasdfaserki@??? peadsfasdfasterki@???
petersdfasdfaski@??? peterwerqwki@???
peteasdfwerrki@??? peterksi@??? pesdterki@???
pasdaseterki@??? petadsxvxzcverki@???
peterkdi@??? petderki@??? peasdaterki@???
petasderki@??? peteasdrki@???
petewqeqwrki@??? peterqweasdki@???
peterkia@??? peterkid@??? petesrki@???
peasdterki@??? peteasdfase3rrki@???
34534543peterki@??? pete2345234523rki@???
pefsdafadsfeterki@??? pe1234512345terki@???
petqwerqewrfsaderki@??? peteasasdfadfase3rrki@???
34534asdfa543peterki@??? pete23452asdf34523rki@???
pefsdadsfafadsfeterki@??? pe12345123dasfa45terki@???
petqwerqasdfewrfsaderki@???
peteasdfasasdfadfase3rrki@???
34534sdafasdfa543peterki@???
pete23asdfa452asdf34523rki@???
pefssdfasdadsfafadsfeterki@???
pe12345123dfasdfasfa45terki@???
pasdfetqwerqasdfewrfsaderki@???
peteasdfasasdfadf324ki@??? 344234asdfa543peterki@???
pe234df34523rki@??? p234fadsfeterki@???
pe1232423fasfa45terki@??? pasd23423sdfewrfsaderki@???
petewrfdsa24ki@??? adsf3peterki@???
pe2sdf3rki@??? pasdfeterki@???
peasdffasfa45terki@??? pasdfrfsaderki@???
asfsa24ki@??? adsfi@??? padsfki@???
adfsi@??? padsffa45terki@??? pasdfi@???
peterki@??? peterk3i@??? peterki2@???
peterki4@??? peasdfasdfterki@???
peteadsfasdrki@??? peterkasdfasdi@???
petdsaferki@??? petadfasdferki@???
pesfdasfterki@??? petevzxcvzrki@???
petedfasasfrki@??? peasfcxzterki@???
petcvxzvzerki@??? pe3eawsrfterki@???
peasdfasterki@??? pe23423terki@???
pezvxzterki@??? petvzcxvzxerki@???
peadsfasdterki@??? pete34243arki@???
peaasdfasdf34terki@??? petsdfwq34r32qerki@???
petzxcvzxerki@??? pezcxvzxterki@???
peterkzxcvzxi@??? petecxzvzxrki@???
petzcxvzxerki@??? petexvzzxcvrki@???
pezcxvzxcvterki@??? petcvzxcverki@???
peteczxvzxrki@??? petezcxvzrki@???
petesfasrki@??? petezcxvzxcvrki@???
2008-02-07 12:44:25 [18647] unexpected disconnection while reading SMTP
command from (peterkilap) [x.x.x.x]:3564 I=[x.x.x.x]:25 (error:
Operation timed out)
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