POSTGREYREPORT(1) | User Contributed Perl Documentation | POSTGREYREPORT(1) |
postgreyreport - Fatal report for Postfix Greylisting Policy Server
postgreyreport [options...]
-h, --help display this help and exit --version display version and exit --user=USER run as USER (default: postgrey) --dbdir=PATH find db files in PATH (default: /var/lib/postgrey) --delay=N report triplets that did not try again after N seconds (default: 300) --greylist-text=TXT text to match on for greylist maillog lines --skip_pool Skip report for 'subscriber pools' ( last 2 octets of IP found in PTR name ) --skip_dnsbl=RBL RBL server to query and skip reporting for any listed hosts (SLOW!!) --skip_clients=FILE PTR or IP or REGEXP of clients to skip in report --match_clients=FILE *ONLY* report if fatal *AND* PTR/IP of client matches --show_tries display the number of attempts failed triplets made in first column --show_time show entry time in maillog (single line only) --tab use tabs as separators for easy cut(1)ting --nosingle_line display sender/recipients grouped by ptr - ip --separate_by_subnet=TXT display TXT for every new /24 (ex: "=================\n" ) --separate_by_ip=TXT display TXT for every new IP (ex: "\n") --check_sender=LIST one or more of: mx,mx/24,a,a/24 does DNS/A lookups for sender @domain and compares sending IP if match displays "MX" "A" or "MX/24" or "A/24" depending on LIST Note that --(skip|match)_clients can be specified multiple times and there are no default files. Same rules apply as postgrey's --whitelist-clients, see postgrey doc for more info. --skip_dnsbl can also be specified multiple times to query multiple DNSBL servers.
postgreyreport opens postgrey.db as read-only; reads a maillog via STDIN, extracts the triplets for any Greylisted lines and looks them up in postgrey.db. if the difference in first and last time seen is less than --delay=N then the triplet is considered fatal and displayed to STDOUT
The report sorts by client IP address
unless you are using --lookup_by_subnet or excluding all known MTA pools you will likely have false fatal reports for "BigISPs". A message that was tried from every IP in SMTP pool before making it through will show up in the report for all of the attempted source IPs
It is best to run postgreyreport against a maillog that is at least several hours old (yesterdays?) ( you be the judge on how old is acceptable ). if you run the report against a live maillog you are not giving legit MTA's enough time to try again and you will have lots of inaccurate information.
zcat /var/log/maillog.0.gz | ./postgreyreport [options] > postgreyreport.log or zcat /var/log/maillog.0.gz | \ ./postgreyreport --nosingle_line --check_sender=mx,a \ --separate_by_subnet=":==================\n" # 94 "=" total, some were omitted for clarity
:============================================================================================ unknown 4.29.43.31 marissa_mcclendonuu@abit.com.tw user1@recipient1.com jake_meyerdt@ali.com.tw user2@recipient1.com jenny_banks_sh@translate.ru user1@recipient2.com rvazquezpo@ali.com.tw user3@recipient1.com aep@notimexico.com user2@recipient1.com brittneystanley_ei@cetra.org.tw user2@recipient1.com brendasheehan_cw@lib.ru user2@recipient1.com :============================================================================================ lsanca1-ar5-127-189.biz.dsl.gtei.net 4.33.127.189 A fokkensr@lsanca1-ar5-127-189.biz.dsl.gtei.net user2@recipient1.com cyxlfrfwciercu@publicist.com user3@recipient4.com :============================================================================================ smtpout.mac.com 17.250.248.83 do_not_reply@apple.com user4@recipient5.com smtpout.mac.com 17.250.248.88 MX legituser@mac.com user6@recipient7.com :============================================================================================
1.14.3 20100321
Some additions, Leonard den Ottolander <leonard.den.ottolander.nl> New option: --tab Use tabs as separator in single line mode New option: --show_time Show entry time in maillog in single line mode
1.14.2 20040715
BUGFIX: (automatic) lookup-by-subnet support was broken, fixed. BUGFIX: corrected a few spelling errors new Option: --skip_pool Skip report for 'subscriber pools'
1.14.1 20040712
Changed --return-string to --greylist-text to match postgrey new Option: --skip_clients=FILE new Option: --match_clients=FILE new Option: --skip_dnsbl=RBL.DNS.NAME All 3 of the new options can be specified multiple times. Updated do_*_subsititions again to match postgrey
1.11.1 20040701
missing keys from DB are considered fatal triplets and included in report Changed --delay testing from "greater than" to "greater than or equal to" Fixed --help and --man switches Removed setuid Notice
1.6.4 20040618
Initial Public Version (postgrey/contrib)
Tom Baker <tbaker@bakerfl.org>
2023-04-30 | perl v5.36.0 |