Author: Jeremy Harris Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] exim 4.96 stopping because postfix is starting?
On 19/12/2022 19:55, Johnnie W Adams via Exim-users wrote: > I shouldn't be, and I believe in fact I am not (except briefly in error).
> What still puzzles me, though, is what my MUA is and why it's routing to
> the wrong destination. I'd drawn the tentative conclusion the problem was
> postfix, but I see now that was a red herring.
The problem is whatever or whoever is causing systemd to start postfix.
I can think of three causes... obviously, there could be more.
- An auto-update on your system in installing, or updating, postfix -
and the install script is telling systemd to enable it and start it.
Look for an association with system update times.
- An administrator thinks postscript is needed, and keeps installing
and/or enabing it. Cluebat time.
- Your system has been compromised. Wipe and start over.
That's an Exim log line, recording a bounce having been generated
and "received" by that Exim for input processing. Follow the R=
message ID to see what message was being bounced.
There no special reason for Postfix to have gotten involved with that.
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Cheers,
Jeremy
