pmta config help

[vbhishan]

hello all experts,

this is my request to all experts out here to help,
I have a windows box with interspire + hmail installed, recently i migrated from hmail to pmta 4.0 (torrent version),

installation is done, but when it comes to configuration, i have copied from posts and from google and got the below config done,
outgoing emails are being sent, but I am not able to
1) process the incoming mail (people replying or emails getting bounced
2) feedback loop config
3) scaling this to send to 30 million atleast

I am planning to do legitimate email (transactional emails only)

kindly help


below is the config.dat


hello all experts,

this is my request to all experts out here to help,
I have a windows box with interspire + hmail installed, recently i migrated from hmail to pmta 4.0 (torrent version),

installation is done, but when it comes to configuration, i have copied from posts and from google and got the below config done,
outgoing emails are being sent, but I am not able to
1) process the incoming mail (people replying or emails getting bounced
2) feedback loop config
3) scaling this to send to 30 million atleast

I am planning to do legitimate email (transactional emails only)

kindly help


below is the config.dat

host-name ori.smail.co.in
host-name ori.zamail.co.in

############################################################################
# BEGIN: ISP rules
############################################################################

# domains that resolve to mx?.hotmail.com
domain-macro hotmail hotmail.com, msn.com, hotmail.co.uk, hotmail.fr, live.com, hotmail.it, hotmail.de, email.msn.com
<domain $hotmail>
max-smtp-out 1 # prevent "exceeded the connection limit"
max-msg-rate 250/h # prevent "exceeded the rate limit"
</domain>

# domains that resolve to ?.mx.mail.yahoo.com
domain-macro yahoo yahoo.com, yahoo.ca, rocketmail.com, ymail.com, yahoo.com.au, geocities.com, yahoo.com.mx, yahoo.com.br
<domain $yahoo>
max-msg-per-connection 2 # yahoo policy
max-msg-rate 250/h # prevent "exceeded the rate limit"
</domain>

# domains that resolve to mailin-0?.mx.aol.com
domain-macro aol aol.com, aim.com, netscape.net, cs.com, mail.com, wmconnect.com, icqmail.com, email.com, usa.com
<domain $aol>
max-msg-rate 250/h # prevent "exceeded the rate limit"
</domain>

# domains that resolve to (alt?.)gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com
domain-macro gmail gmail.com, googlemail.com
<domain $gmail>
max-msg-rate 250/h # prevent "exceeded the rate limit"
</domain>

# default domain settings
<domain *>
max-smtp-out 2 # default be nice on concurrent connections
max-msg-per-connection 100 # max 500 mails in one session
max-errors-per-connection 10 # avoid 'too long without data command' error

max-msg-rate 10000/h

bounce-upon-no-mx yes # proper mail domains should have mx
assume-delivery-upon-data-termination-timeout yes # avoid duplicate deliveries
retry-after 10m # typical greylisting period
bounce-after 15d # default 4d12h
smtp-pattern-list blocking-errors
backoff-max-msg-rate 1/m # send only regular tries during backoff (default unlimited)
backoff-retry-after 20m # retry at least every 20m (default 1h)
backoff-notify "" # disable backoff notifications
backoff-to-normal-after-delivery yes # revert to normal asap (default no)
backoff-to-normal-after 1h # always revert to normal after 1h (default never)

dk-sign yes
dkim-sign yes
</domain>

############################################################################
# END: ISP rules
############################################################################





############################################################################
# BEGIN: BACKOFF RULES
############################################################################

<smtp-pattern-list common-errors>
reply /generating high volumes of.* complaints from AOL/ mode=backoff
reply /Excessive unknown recipients - possible Open Relay/ mode=backoff
reply /^421 .* too many errors/ mode=backoff
reply /blocked.*spamhaus/ mode=backoff
reply /451 Rejected/ mode=backoff
</smtp-pattern-list>

<smtp-pattern-list blocking-errors>
#
# A QUEUE IN BACKOFF MODE WILL SEND MORE SLOWLY
# To place a queue back into normal mode, a command similar
# to one of the following will need to be run:
# pmta set queue --mode=normal yahoo.com
# or
# pmta set queue --mode=normal yahoo.com/vmta1
#
# To use backoff mode, uncomment individual <domain> directives
#
#AOL Errors
reply /421 .* SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE/ mode=backoff
reply /generating high volumes of.* complaints from AOL/ mode=backoff
reply /554 .*aol.com/ mode=backoff
reply /421dynt1/ mode=backoff
reply /HVU:B1/ mode=backoff
reply /DNS:NR/ mode=backoff
reply /RLY:NW/ mode=backoff
reply /DYN:T1/ mode=backoff
reply /RLY:BD/ mode=backoff
reply /RLY:CH2/ mode=backoff
#
#Yahoo Errors
reply /421 .* Please try again later/ mode=backoff
reply /421 Message temporarily deferred/ mode=backoff
reply /VS3-IP5 Excessive unknown recipients/ mode=backoff
reply /VSS-IP Excessive unknown recipients/ mode=backoff
#
# The following 4 Yahoo errors may be very common
# Using them may result in high use of backoff mode
#
reply /\[GL01\] Message from/ mode=backoff
reply /\[TS01\] Messages from/ mode=backoff
reply /\[TS02\] Messages from/ mode=backoff
reply /\[TS03\] All messages from/ mode=backoff
#
#Hotmail Errors
reply /exceeded the rate limit/ mode=backoff
reply /exceeded the connection limit/ mode=backoff
reply /Mail rejected by Windows Live Hotmail for policy reasons/ mode=backoff
reply /mail.live.com\/mail\/troubleshooting.aspx/ mode=backoff
#
#Adelphia Errors
reply /421 Message Rejected/ mode=backoff
reply /Client host rejected/ mode=backoff
reply /blocked using UCEProtect/ mode=backoff
#
#Road Runner Errors
reply /Mail Refused/ mode=backoff
reply /421 Exceeded allowable connection time/ mode=backoff
reply /amIBlockedByRR/ mode=backoff
reply /block-lookup/ mode=backoff
reply /Too many concurrent connections from source IP/ mode=backoff
#
#General Errors
reply /too many/ mode=backoff
reply /Exceeded allowable connection time/ mode=backoff
reply /Connection rate limit exceeded/ mode=backoff
reply /refused your connection/ mode=backoff
reply /try again later/ mode=backoff
reply /try later/ mode=backoff
reply /550 RBL/ mode=backoff
reply /TDC internal RBL/ mode=backoff
reply /connection refused/ mode=backoff
reply /please see http://www.spamhaus.org/ mode=backoff
reply /Message Rejected/ mode=backoff
reply /refused by antispam/ mode=backoff
reply /Service not available/ mode=backoff
reply /currently blocked/ mode=backoff
reply /locally blacklisted/ mode=backoff
reply /not currently accepting mail from your ip/ mode=backoff
reply /421.*closing connection/ mode=backoff
reply /421.*Lost connection/ mode=backoff
reply /476 connections from your host are denied/ mode=backoff
reply /421 Connection cannot be established/ mode=backoff
reply /421 temporary envelope failure/ mode=backoff
reply /421 4.4.2 Timeout while waiting for command/ mode=backoff
reply /450 Requested action aborted/ mode=backoff
reply /550 Access denied/ mode=backoff
reply /exceeded the rate limit/ mode=backoff
reply /421rlynw/ mode=backoff
reply /permanently deferred/ mode=backoff
reply /\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+ blocked/ mode=backoff
reply /www\.spamcop\.net\/bl\.shtml/ mode=backoff
reply /generating high volumes of.* complaints from AOL/ mode=backoff
reply /Excessive unknown recipients - possible Open Relay/ mode=backoff
reply /^421 .* too many errors/ mode=backoff
reply /blocked.*spamhaus/ mode=backoff
reply /451 Rejected/ mode=backoff
</smtp-pattern-list>

############################################################################
# END: BACKOFF RULES
############################################################################





############################################################################
# BEGIN: BOUNCE RULES
############################################################################

<bounce-category-patterns>
/spam/ spam-related
/junk mail/ spam-related
/blacklist/ spam-related
/blocked/ spam-related
/\bU\.?C\.?E\.?\b/ spam-related
/\bAdv(ertisements?)?\b/ spam-related
/unsolicited/ spam-related
/\b(open)?RBL\b/ spam-related
/realtime blackhole/ spam-related
/http:\/\/basic.wirehub.nl\/blackholes.html/ spam-related
/\bvirus\b/ virus-related
/message +content/ content-related
/content +rejected/ content-related
/quota/ quota-issues
/limit exceeded/ quota-issues
/mailbox +(is +)?full/ quota-issues
/\bstorage\b/ quota-issues
/(user|mailbox|recipient|rcpt|local part|address|account|mail drop|ad(d?)ressee) (has|has been|is)? *(currently|temporarily +)?(disabled|expired|inactive|not activated)/ inactive-mailbox
/(conta|usu.rio) inativ(a|o)/ inactive-mailbox
/Too many (bad|invalid|unknown|illegal|unavailable) (user|mailbox|recipient|rcpt|local part|address|account|mail drop|ad(d?)ressee)/ other
/(No such|bad|invalid|unknown|illegal|unavailable) (local +)?(user|mailbox|recipient|rcpt|local part|address|account|mail drop|ad(d?)ressee)/ bad-mailbox
/(user|mailbox|recipient|rcpt|local part|address|account|mail drop|ad(d?)ressee) +(\S+@\S+ +)?(not (a +)?valid|not known|not here|not found|does not exist|bad|invalid|unknown|illegal|unavailable)/ bad-mailbox
/\S+@\S+ +(is +)?(not (a +)?valid|not known|not here|not found|does not exist|bad|invalid|unknown|illegal|unavailable)/ bad-mailbox
/no mailbox here by that name/ bad-mailbox
/my badrcptto list/ bad-mailbox
/not our customer/ bad-mailbox
/no longer (valid|available)/ bad-mailbox
/have a \S+ account/ bad-mailbox
/\brelay(ing)?/ relaying-issues
/domain (retired|bad|invalid|unknown|illegal|unavailable)/ bad-domain
/domain no longer in use/ bad-domain
/domain (\S+ +)?(is +)?obsolete/ bad-domain
/denied/ policy-related
/prohibit/ policy-related
/rejected/ policy-related
/refused/ policy-related
/allowed/ policy-related
/banned/ policy-related
/policy/ policy-related
/suspicious activity/ policy-related
/bad sequence/ protocol-errors
/syntax error/ protocol-errors
/\broute\b/ routing-errors
/\bunroutable\b/ routing-errors
/\bunrouteable\b/ routing-errors
/^2.\d.\d/ success
/^[45]\.1\.1/ bad-mailbox
/^[45]\.1\.2/ bad-domain
/^[45]\.3\.5/ bad-configuration
/^[45]\.4\.1/ no-answer-from-host
/^[45]\.4\.2/ bad-connection
/^[45]\.4\.4/ routing-errors
/^[45]\.4\.6/ routing-errors
/^[45]\.4\.7/ message-expired
/^[45]\.7\.1/ policy-related
// other # catch-all
</bounce-category-patterns>

############################################################################
# END: BOUNCE RULES
############################################################################




############################################################################
# BEGIN: OTHER OPTIONS
############################################################################

postmaster postmaster@ori.smail.co.in
postmaster postmaster@ori.zamail.co.in
smtp-port 25
smtp-listener 0.0.0.0:25


relay-domain ori.smail.co.in
relay-domain ori.zamail.co.in

relay-address jas@ori.smail.co.in
relay-address bounce@ori.smail.co.in
relay-address abuse@ori.smail.co.in
relay-address anu@ori.zamail.co.in
relay-address bounce@ori.zamail.co.in
relay-address abuse@ori.zamail.co.in

#<domain ori.smail.co.in>
# route [232.248.192.203]:9999
#</domain>
#<domain ori.zamail.co.in>
# route [232.248.192.204]:9999
#</domain>

<source 0/0>
allow-unencrypted-plain-auth yes
</source>
sync-msg-create false
sync-msg-update false
run-as-root no
log-file log\pmta.log # logrotate is used for rotation

<acct-file log\acct.csv>
# move-to /opt/myapp/pmta-acct # configure as fit for your application
# move-interval 5m
max-size 5M
</acct-file>

# transient errors (soft bounces)
<acct-file log\diag.csv>
move-interval 1d
delete-after never
records t
</acct-file>

#
# spool directories
#
<spool C:\pmta\spool>
</spool>

http-mgmt-port 8888
http-access 127.0.0.1 admin

############################################################################
# END: OTHER OPTIONS
############################################################################



############################################################################
# BEGIN: USERS/VIRTUAL-MTA / VIRTUAL-MTA-POOL / VIRTUAL-PMTA-PATTERN
############################################################################

# BEGIN : PowerMta Configuration

#BEGIN: Users Virtual MTA's
<smtp-user jassi>
password wann@2G%0
source {pmta-vmta0-auth}
</smtp-user>
<source {pmta-vmta0-auth}>
smtp-service yes
always-allow-relaying yes
require-auth true
process-x-virtual-mta yes
default-virtual-mta jassi
remove-received-headers true
add-received-header false
hide-message-source true
#pattern-list pmta-pattern
</source>

<smtp-user anu>
password laksh3@1
source {pmta-vmta1-auth}
</smtp-user>
<source {pmta-vmta1-auth}>
smtp-service yes
always-allow-relaying yes
require-auth true
process-x-virtual-mta yes
default-virtual-mta anu
remove-received-headers true
add-received-header false
hide-message-source true
#pattern-list pmta-pattern
</source>



<virtual-mta jassi>
smtp-source-host 232.248.192.203 ori.smail.co.in
domain-key auth2,ori.smail.co.in,c:\pmta\safeemail.pem
<domain *>
#max-msg-rate 134/h
</domain>
</virtual-mta>
<domain ori.smail.co.in>
route [232.248.192.203]:25
</domain>


<virtual-mta anu>
smtp-source-host 232.248.192.204 ori.zamail.co.in
domain-key auth2,ori.zamail.co.in,c:\pmta\genuineemail.pem
<domain *>
#max-msg-rate 134/h
</domain>
</virtual-mta>
<domain ori.zamail.co.in>
route [232.248.192.204]:25
</domain>


<virtual-mta-pool pmta-pool>
virtual-mta jassi
virtual-mta anu
</virtual-mta-pool>
<pattern-list pmta-pattern>
mail-from /ori.smail.co.in/ virtual-mta=jassi
mail-from /ori.zamail.co.in/ virtual-mta=anu
</pattern-list>

# END : PowerMta Configuration

############################################################################
# END: USERS/VIRTUAL-MTA / VIRTUAL-MTA-POOL / VIRTUAL-PMTA-PATTERN
############################################################################

[interspireaddon]

Hi All,

I found a great tool which can generate PMTA config file and cpanel accounts automatically. It is really awesome.

[zilla]

This F****** interspireaddon guy needs to be F****** removed with all this spamming threads with his bullshit as bad as that d*** zilovich guy...

To the OP - place your stuff within the code tags.

PowerMTA configuration depends on many variables and is pretty much customized for each platform and/or mailer - I highly suggest if you're going to use such a beast of a platform such as PowerMTA then you most definitely need to read the manual front to back more than once.

[interspireaddon]

ha ha ha

shut your dirty mouth.

[zilla]

Die you F****** retard?

[pradipbarua]

1) What is the best way to rotate IP addresses in PowerMTA, and how?
2) How to automatically stop sending mail from blacklisted IP address with PowerMTA ?

[3Ninjaz]

best way to rotate IPs in PMTA Is using a VMTA. and as far as the blacklisting I'm not sure your software might need to do that. I use an all custom frontend with PMTA backend.. however I am very good at pmta config setups. hit me up if you need any additional help..

[johncarter9]

hello experts,

how we can change pmta config to make Received header ip that came from isp as our sending ip.
Please share ur ideas.

[Temzmet]

@vbhishan please clear your PM box so I can message you mate.

[jacobwallace]

(07-08-2014 07:11 PM)pradipbarua Wrote:  1) What is the best way to rotate IP addresses in PowerMTA, and how?
2) How to automatically stop sending mail from blacklisted IP address with PowerMTA ?

config like this
<source 0.0.0.0>
always-allow-relaying yes
process-x-virtual-mta yes
max-message-size 0
smtp-service yes
remove-received-headers true
add-received-header false
hide-message-source yes
default-virtual-mta v1pool
</source>