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By default any connection made to ZCS postfix and declares "mail from: local sender" (even if it is not) - the connection/email is accepted for local delivery. This wiki provides steps to block such connections. Once following is configured, postfix will accept "mail from: local sender" only if the connection made from a hosts in "mynetworks" OR the sender is sasl authenticated.
By default any connection made to ZCS postfix and declares "mail from: local sender" (even if it is not) - the connection/email is accepted for local delivery. This wiki provides steps to block such connections. Once following is configured, postfix will accept "mail from: local sender" only if the connection made from a hosts in "mynetworks" OR the sender is sasl authenticated.


* Modify "smtpd_sender_restrictions". We are adding a check before allowing a normal smtp connection. Allowing hosts in mynetwork, then allowing sasl authenticated too. Then a check for local domain address. If its true - the connection will be rejected.  
1. Modify "smtpd_sender_restrictions". We are adding a check before allowing a normal smtp connection. Allowing hosts in mynetwork, then allowing sasl authenticated too. Then a check for local domain address. If its true - the connection will be rejected. '''[This steps is for ZCS 7.x and older version only]'''.


   su - zimbra
   su - zimbra
   zmlocalconfig -e postfix_smtpd_sender_restrictions="reject_unknown_sender_domain, permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, check_sender_access hash:/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table, permit"
   zmlocalconfig -e postfix_smtpd_sender_restrictions="reject_unknown_sender_domain, permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, check_sender_access hash:/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table, permit"


* Create the file "/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table" and add your domain(s) to it.
For '''ZCS 8.x''', open the file /opt/zimbra/conf/zmconfigd/smtpd_sender_restrictions.cf and add this line in the bottom and save the file.
 
  %%contains VAR:zimbraServiceEnabled antivirus^ check_sender_access hash:/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table%%
 
'''Remaining steps are same for all versions.'''
 
2. Create the file "/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table" and add your domain(s) to it.
   localdomain.com  REJECT
   localdomain.com  REJECT
   anotherlocaldomain.com  REJECT
   anotherlocaldomain.com  REJECT
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   anotherlocaldomain.com REJECT You're not me!
   anotherlocaldomain.com REJECT You're not me!


* Create the hash of "/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table".
3. Create the hash of "/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table".
   postmap  /opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table
   postmap  /opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table


* Restart zmmtactl.
4. Restart zmmtactl.
   zmmtactl restart
   zmmtactl restart



Revision as of 14:27, 5 November 2013

By default any connection made to ZCS postfix and declares "mail from: local sender" (even if it is not) - the connection/email is accepted for local delivery. This wiki provides steps to block such connections. Once following is configured, postfix will accept "mail from: local sender" only if the connection made from a hosts in "mynetworks" OR the sender is sasl authenticated.

1. Modify "smtpd_sender_restrictions". We are adding a check before allowing a normal smtp connection. Allowing hosts in mynetwork, then allowing sasl authenticated too. Then a check for local domain address. If its true - the connection will be rejected. [This steps is for ZCS 7.x and older version only].

 su - zimbra
 zmlocalconfig -e postfix_smtpd_sender_restrictions="reject_unknown_sender_domain, permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, check_sender_access hash:/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table, permit"

For ZCS 8.x, open the file /opt/zimbra/conf/zmconfigd/smtpd_sender_restrictions.cf and add this line in the bottom and save the file.

 %%contains VAR:zimbraServiceEnabled antivirus^ check_sender_access hash:/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table%% 

Remaining steps are same for all versions.

2. Create the file "/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table" and add your domain(s) to it.

 localdomain.com   REJECT
 anotherlocaldomain.com   REJECT

You can also put some friendly/non-friendly message. Something like this.

 localdomain.com   REJECT You're not me!
 anotherlocaldomain.com REJECT You're not me!

3. Create the hash of "/opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table".

 postmap  /opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/access_table

4. Restart zmmtactl.

 zmmtactl restart

Testing

Make following connection from a non-local host which is not part of mynetworks.

 telnet ZCS_server_address 25
 mail from: user@localdomain.com
 rcpt to: user2@localdomain.com

You should get following error at the rcpt command.

 554 5.7.1 <user@localdomain.com>: Sender address rejected: You're not me!
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