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Re: "connect from localhost" messages in the log

From: Rene van Hoek (reneactive8.nl)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2007 - 02:22:36 CST


Reggie Sniff wrote:
> Can anybody suggest as to why we get these regular connections? I can't
> figure out where they are coming from...
> We aren't running any other mail processes other than postfix, so I
> cannot figure what is connecting g line this.
>
> Jan 8 07:12:26 rp1 postfix/smtpd[9504]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1]
> Jan 8 07:12:26 rp1 postfix/smtpd[9504]: lost connection after CONNECT
> from localhost[127.0.0.1]
> Jan 8 07:12:26 rp1 postfix/smtpd[9504]: disconnect from
> localhost[127.0.0.1]
>
> When I try
> # telnet localhost 25
>
> The logging is somewhat different as it now includes ".localdomain":
> Jan 9 22:57:18 rp1 postfix/smtpd[7523]: connect from
> localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
> Jan 9 22:57:20 rp1 postfix/smtpd[7523]: disconnect from
> localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Reggie
>

Hi,

I have an similair problem, but I can't pinpoint it.

See thread:
http://groups.google.nl/group/list.postfix.users/browse_frm/thread/8cb267934f60414e/703239152552989b?tvc=1&q=postfix+connect+from+localhost%5B127.0.0.1%5D&hl=nl#703239152552989b

I have written an python script which act as policy-server. This script dumps
output from ps, sockstat, etc. So far, I did not see anything relevant.

I am running FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p11 and Postfix 2.3.4

Which OS and Postfix version are you running? If you discover anything, please
let me know.

Greetings,

Rene van Hoek
rene active8 nl