Sender address triggers FILTER smtp-amavis
What does "Sender address triggers FILTER smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026" mean?
Problem:
What does "Sender address triggers FILTER smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026" mean? Is it harmless?
Solution:
The message 'Sender address triggers FILTER smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026' is completely harmless and expected.
A typical log line containing this message looks like :
NOQUEUE: filter: RCPT from external.domain.com[x.x.x.x]: <user@domain.com>: Sender address triggers FILTER smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026; from= <user@domain.com> to=<user@example.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<[x.x.x.x]>
A breakdown of the log line :
(Note that this line is logged even before the complete message has been transmitted.)
NOQUEUE:
Postfix hasn't assigned a queue-id to this message as of yet.
RCPT from external.domain.com:
The recipient domain's IP. Note the 'RCPT' -> This log line comes up immediately after RCPT, and before DATA.
Sender address triggers FILTER smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026:
This email will be filtered through amavis. By default all sender addresses will be triggered.
proto=ESMTP:
ESMTP will be used
helo=<[x.x.x.x]>:
The helo was sent from the specified IP.
"Shashank Tewari"
<stewari@zimbra.com>
