Subj : Continuation of the error log
To   : Rick V
From : Digital Man
Date : Sat Apr 19 2025 17:31:23

  Re: Continuation of the error log
  By: Rick V to All on Sat Apr 19 2025 10:26 am

 > Hello All.
 >
 > This is the rest of the error log for the sending problem.
 >
 > 10:25:16  1816 SMTP Session thread started
 > 10:25:16  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] Connection accepted on 192.168.0.238
 > port 587 from port 32976
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] Hostname:
 > ec2-3-149-229-176.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP DNSBL Query: 176.229.149.3.sbl.spamhaus.org
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP DNSBL Query: 176.229.149.3.bl.spamcop.net
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP DNSBL Query: 176.229.149.3.spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] Session ID=24247184c42b27d876
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] RX:
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] !MISSING 'HELO' command (Received: '')
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] RX:
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] !MISSING 'HELO' command (Received: '')
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] RX:
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] !MISSING 'HELO' command (Received: '')
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] RX:
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] !MISSING 'HELO' command (Received: '')
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP Socket closed by peer on receive
 > 10:25:21  1816 SMTP [3.149.229.176] Session thread terminated (2 threads
 > remain, 46 clients served)

These log messages indicate an incoming conntion (receive) activity - Not sending. Sending activity is indicated with the word "SEND" in the log messages.

 > Sorry for the length of the log file. Do I have a wrong setting or what am I
 > missing?

Do you recoginize the IP address 3.149.229.176? It looks like something just
scanning your ports that didn't expect to find an SMTP server there.
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