Until now I have been using SpamAssassin using the spam content scanning built into Exim. This gives me detailed control over what happens to messages. However, I decided I wanted to review the messages that are rejected. Looking at my options sa-exim appeared to be a simple solution. I found it was as simple as… Continue reading Adding sa-exim to Exim
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Posts related to the Exim4 SMTP server
Securing Submisssion on Exim
I noticed a significant increase in the number of hosts attempting to authenticate to my Exim submission ports (465 and 587). As a result, I have implemented a number of security measures. These measures have effectively blocked the attempts. This post outlines the main measures that I have implemented. This includes ACLs and fail2ban blacklisting.
Securing TLS
A StackExchange question on using HAProxy’s capture feature to pass data from TCP mode to HTTP mode prompted me to update my SSL configuration. This was intended to get an A+ rating from SSL Labs by sending non-SNI capable clients to a server with weaker ciphers. This was to enable clients on WinXP/IE8, Java 6,… Continue reading Securing TLS
MX on a Dynamic IP Address
I often see posts asking about running a mail server on a Dynamic IP address. Twenty years ago I started running my server on a dynamic IP address. However, times have changed, and it is more difficult to do so. Stil, there are mail server roles that work reasonably well on a dynamic IP address.
Disabling SSLv3 to block Poodle
The new Poodle vulnerability lead me to disable SSLv3 on my Ubuntu server. I have TLS/SSL enabled on three services: apache2, exim4, and dovecot2. Each service required a different method to disable SSLv3. While SSLv3 is mostly history, the techniques I used can be applied to other TLS versions. Ubuntu uses configuration files split into… Continue reading Disabling SSLv3 to block Poodle
Hostnames for eximstats Rejections
I use eximstats to report my daily email traffic. I have a fairly high rate of rejections and wanted hostnames listed in the rejection reports. To resolve this I developed a patch to capture the hostname related to the IP address, and add this data to the rejection reports. The enhanced list saves me the… Continue reading Hostnames for eximstats Rejections
Email Logins for Dovecot and Exim
Configuring a common login for Dovecot IMAP(s) and Exim SMTP. Also Exim Submission port and TLS (SSL) configuration.
Implementing IPv6 Part 2
Replacing 6to4 tunnel with 6in4. IPv6 enabling Bind, Exim, SPF, Squid, and updating Databases containing IP addresses.
Blocking Spam with Exim
Spam blocking techniques for Exim. Uses delays to cause Spambots to fail. Notes on bulk and automated mail servers.
Implementing DKIM with Exim
This article was updated in February 2014 to reflect changes in policy and reporting options. The earlier ADSP (Author Domain Signing Practices) information has been removed. DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) provides a method to confirm the origin of an e-mail. DKIM also provides some protection against tampering. Unlike SPF, this validation applies to the contents… Continue reading Implementing DKIM with Exim