Postfix/procmail/fetchmail/spamassassin setup

[Roman Neuhauser]

# manalive at gmx.net / 2003-11-23 14:51:30 -0800:
> > Other hints: Check /var/log/maillog (and post some lines from the tail
> > if you still can fix your problem).
> 
> A'ha! What do I do here to fix this? (I think I should have changed the
> alias database from alias_maps = dbm:/etc/aliases to alias_maps =
> hash:/etc/aliases - or should that be nis or netinfo?) Here is the
> output:
> --------------
> Nov 23 14:44:12 ancient postfix/master[69957]: warning: process
> /usr/local/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 81358 exit status 1
> Nov 23 14:44:12 ancient postfix/master[69957]: warning:
> /usr/local/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 23 14:45:12 ancient postfix/smtpd[81362]: fatal: unsupported
> dictionary type: dbm

    the type you should've used of course depends on the actual type of
    the map. i'd bet it's "hash" in your case.

> > Is the postfix daemon listening on port 25? Are you able to telnet
> > there:
> > 
> > % telnet localhost 25
> 
> Telnet'd with no problems.

    so you say you were able to perform complete SMTP dialogue with the
    postfix smtpd that your maillog shows committing suicide over and
    over? i'd love to see it.

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