postfwd

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Version: 2008-09-14 (debian - 07/07/09)

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Section: 8 (Commandes administrateur)

NAME

postfwd - postfix firewall daemon

SYNOPSIS

postfwd [OPTIONS] [SOURCE1, SOURCE2, ...]
         Ruleset: (at least one, multiple use is allowed):
         -f, --file <file>           reads rules from <file>
         -r, --rule <rule>           adds <rule> to config
 
 
         Scoring:
         -s, --scores <v>=<r>        returns <r> when score exceeds <v>
 
 
         Networking:
         -d, --daemon                run postfwd as daemon
         -i, --interface <dev>       listen on interface <dev>
         -p, --port <port>           listen on port <port>
         -u, --user <name>           set uid to user <name>
         -g, --group <name>          set gid to group <name>
         -R, --chroot <path>         chroot the daemon to <path>
             --pidfile <path>        create pidfile under <path>
         -l, --logname <label>       label for syslog messages
             --loglen <int>          truncates syslogs after <int> chars
 
 
         Caching:
         -c, --cache <int>           sets the request-cache timeout to <int> seconds
             --cache-no-size         ignores size attribute for caching
             --cache-no-sender       ignores sender address in cache
             --cache-rdomain-only    ignores localpart of recipient address in cache
             --cache-rbl-timeout     default rbl timeout, if not specified in ruleset
             --cache-rbl-default     default rbl response pattern to match (regexp)
             --cacheid <item>, ..    list of attributes for request cache identifier
             --cleanup-requests      cleanup interval in seconds for request cache
             --cleanup-rbls          cleanup interval in seconds for rbl cache
             --cleanup-rates         cleanup interval in seconds for rate cache
 
 
         Optional:
         -t, --test                  testing, always returns "dunno"
         -v, --verbose               verbose logging, use twice (-vv) to increase level
         -S, --summary <int>         show some usage statistics every <int> seconds
             --no-rulestats          disables per rule statistics
         -n, --nodns                 disable dns
             --nodnslog              disable dns logging
             --dns_timeout           timeout in seconds for asynchonous dns queries
             --dns_timeout_max       maximum of dns timeouts until a dnsbl will be deactivated
             --dns_timeout_interval  interval in seconds for dns timeout maximum counter
         -I, --instantcfg            re-reads rulefiles for every new request
 
 
         Informational (use only at command-line!):
         -C, --showconfig            shows ruleset summary, -v for verbose
         -L, --stdoutlog             redirect syslog messages to stdout
         -P, --perfmon               no syslogging, no stdout
         -V, --version               shows program version
         -h, --help                  shows usage
         -m, --manual                shows program manual
 
 
         Plugins:
             --plugins <file>        loads plugins from <file>
 
 

DESCRIPTION


INTRODUCTION

postfwd is written to combine complex postfix restrictions in a ruleset similar to those of the most firewalls. The program uses the postfix policy delegation protocol to control access to the mail system before a message has been accepted (please visit <http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_POLICY_README.html> for more information).

postfwd allows you to choose an action (e.g. reject, dunno) for a combination of several smtp parameters (like sender and recipient address, size or the client's TLS fingerprint). Also it offers simple macros/acls which should allow straightforward and easy-to-read configurations.

Features:

* Complex combinations of smtp parameters

* Combined RBL/RHSBL lookups with arbitrary actions depending on results

* Scoring system

* Date/time based rules

* Macros/ACLs, Groups, Negation

* Compare request attributes (e.g. client_name and helo_name)

* Internal caching for requests and dns lookups

* Built in statistics for rule efficiency analysis

CONFIGURATION

A configuration line consists of optional item=value pairs, separated by semicolons (`;`) and the appropriate desired action:

         [ <item1>[=><~]=<value>; <item2>[=><~]=<value>; ... ] action=<result>
 
 

Example:

         client_address=192.168.1.1 ; sender==no@bad.local ; action=REJECT
 
 

This will deny all mail from 192.168.1.1 with envelope sender no@bad.local. The order of the elements is not important. So the following would lead to the same result as the previous example:

         action=REJECT ; client_address=192.168.1.1 ; sender==no@bad.local
 
 

The way how request items are compared to the ruleset can be influenced in the following way:

         ====================================================================
          ITEM==VALUE                  true if ITEM equals VALUE
          ITEM>=VALUE                  true if ITEM >= VALUE
          ITEM<=VALUE                  true if ITEM <= VALUE
          ITEM~=VALUE                  true if ITEM ~= /^VALUE$/i
          ITEM=VALUE                   default behaviour (see ITEMS section)
         ====================================================================
 
 

To identify single rules in your log files, you may add an unique identifier for each of it:

         id=R_001 ; action=REJECT ; client_address=192.168.1.1 ; sender==no@bad.local
 
 

You may use these identifiers as target for the `jump()` command (see ACTIONS section below). Leading or trailing whitespace characters will be ignored. Use '#' to comment your configuration. Others will appreciate.

A ruleset consists of one or multiple rules, which can be loaded from files or passed as command line arguments. Please see the COMMAND LINE section below for more information on this topic.

Rules can span multiple lines by adding a trailing backslash ``\'' character:

         id=R_001 ;  client_address=192.168.1.0/24; sender==no@bad.local; \
                     action=REJECT please use your relay from there
 
 

ITEMS

         id                      - a unique rule id, which can be used for log analysis
                                   ids also serve as targets for the "jump" command.
 
 
         date, time              - a time or date range within the specified rule shall hit
                                   # FORMAT:
                                   # Feb, 29th
                                   date=29.02.2008
                                   # Dec, 24th - 26th
                                   date=24.12.2008-26.12.2008
                                   # from today until Nov, 23rd
                                   date=-23.09.2008
                                   # from April, 1st until today
                                   date=01.04.2008-
 
 
         days, months            - a range of weekdays (Sun-Sat) or months (Jan-Dec)
                                   within the specified rule shall hit
 
 
         score                   - when the specified score is hit (see ACTIONS section)
                                   the specified action will be returned to postfix
                                   scores are set global until redefined!
 
 
         request_score           - this value allows to access a request's score. it
                                   may be used as variable ($$request_score).
 
 
         rbl, rhsbl,             - query the specified RBLs/RHSBLs, possible values are:
         rhsbl_client,             <name>[/<reply>/<maxcache>, <name>/<reply>/<maxcache>]
         rhsbl_sender,             (defaults: reply=^127\.0\.0\.\d+$ maxcache=3600)
         rhsbl_reverse_client      the results of all rhsbl_* queries will be combined
                                   in rhsbl_count (see below).
 
 
         rblcount, rhsblcount    - minimum RBL/RHSBL hitcounts to match. if not specified
                                   a single RBL/RHSBL hit will match the rbl/rhsbl items.
                                   you may specify 'all' to evaluate all items, and use
                                   it as variable in an action (see ACTIONS section)
                                   (default: 1)
 
 
         sender_localpart,       - the local-/domainpart of the sender address
         sender_domain
 
 
         recipient_localpart,    - the local-/domainpart of the recipient address
         recipient_domain
 
 
         version                 - postfwd version, contains "postfwd n.nn"
                                   this enables version based checks in your rulesets
                                   (e.g. for migration). works with old versions too,
                                   because a non-existing item always returns false:
                                   id=R01; version~=1.10; sender_domain==some.org \
                                         ; action=REJECT sorry no access
 
 

Besides these you can specify any attribute of the postfix policy delegation protocol. Feel free to combine them the way you need it (have a look at the EXAMPLES section below).

Most values can be specified as regular expressions (PCRE). Please see the table below for details:

         # ==========================================================
         # ITEM=VALUE                            TYPE
         # ==========================================================
         id=something                            mask = string
         date=01.04.2007-22.04.2007              mask = date (DD.MM.YYYY-DD.MM.YYYY)
         time=08:30:00-17:00:00                  mask = time (HH:MM:SS-HH:MM:SS)
         days=Mon-Wed                            mask = weekdays (Mon-Wed) or numeric (1-3)
         months=Feb-Apr                          mask = months (Feb-Apr) or numeric (1-3)
         score=5.0                               mask = maximum floating point value
         rbl=zen.spamhaus.org                    mask = <name>/<reply>/<maxcache>[,...]
         rblcount=2                              mask = numeric, will match if rbl hits >= 2
         # ------------------------------
         # Postfix version 2.1 and later:
         # ------------------------------
         client_address=<a.b.c.d/nn>             mask = CIDR[,CIDR,...]
         client_name=another.domain.tld          mask = PCRE
         reverse_client_name=another.domain.tld  mask = PCRE
         helo_name=some.domain.tld               mask = PCRE
         sender=foo@bar.tld                      mask = PCRE
         recipient=bar@foo.tld                   mask = PCRE
         recipient_count=5                       mask = numeric, will match if recipients >= 5
         # ------------------------------
         # Postfix version 2.2 and later:
         # ------------------------------
         sasl_method=plain                       mask = PCRE
         sasl_username=you                       mask = PCRE
         sasl_sender=                            mask = PCRE
         size=12345                              mask = numeric, will match if size >= 12345
         ccert_subject=blackhole.nowhere.local   mask = PCRE (only if tls verified)
         ccert_issuer=John+20Doe                 mask = PCRE (only if tls verified)
         ccert_fingerprint=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:...    mask = PCRE (do NOT use "..." here)
         # ------------------------------
         # Postfix version 2.3 and later:
         # ------------------------------
         encryption_protocol=TLSv1/SSLv3         mask = PCRE
         encryption_cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA    mask = PCRE
         encryption_keysize=256                  mask = numeric, will match if keysize >= 256
         ...
 
 

the current list can be found at <http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_POLICY_README.html>. Please read carefully about which attribute can be used at which level of the smtp transaction (e.g. size will only work reliably at END_OF_DATA level). Pattern matching is performed case insensitive.

Multiple use of the same item is allowed and will compared as logical OR, which means that this will work as expected:

         id=TRUST001; action=OK; encryption_keysize=64;          \
                 ccert_fingerprint=11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99;   \
                 ccert_fingerprint=22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:00;   \
                 ccert_fingerprint=33:44:55:66:77:88:99:00:11;   \
                 sender=@domain\.local$
 
 

client_address, rbl and rhsbl items may also be specified as whitespace-or-comma-separated values:

         id=SKIP01; action=dunno; \
                 client_address=192.168.1.0/24, 172.16.254.23
         id=SKIP02; action=dunno; \
                 client_address= 10.10.3.32       \
                                 10.216.222.0/27
 
 

The following items currently have to be unique:

         id, minimum and maximum values, rblcount and rhsblcount
 
 

Any item can be negated by preceeding '!!' to it, e.g.:

         id=TLS001 ;  hostname=!!^secure\.trust\.local$ ;  action=REJECT only secure.trust.local please
 
 

To avoid confusion with regexps or simply for better visibility you can use '!!(...)':

         id=USER01 ;  sasl_username=!!( (bob|alice) )  ;  action=REJECT who is that?
 
 

Request attributes can be compared by preceeding '$$' characters, e.g.:

         id=R-003 ;  client_name = !! $$helo_name      ;  action=WARN helo does not match DNS
         # or
         id=R-003 ;  client_name = !!($$(helo_name))   ;  action=WARN helo does not match DNS
 
 

This is only valid for PCRE values (see list above). The comparison will be performed as case insensitive exact match. Use the '-vv' option to debug.

ACTIONS

General

Actions will be executed, when all rule items have matched a request (or at least one of any item list). You can refer to request attributes by preceeding $$ characters, like:

         id=R-003; client_name = !!$$helo_name; action=WARN helo '$$helo_name' does not match DNS '$$client_name'
         # or
         id=R-003; client_name = !!$$helo_name; action=WARN helo '$$(helo_name)' does not match DNS '$$(client_name)'
 
 

postfix actions

Actions will be replied to postfix as result to policy delegation requests. Any action that postfix understands is allowed - see ``man 5 access'' or <http://www.postfix.org/access.5.html> for a description. If no action is specified, the postfix WARN action which simply logs the event will be used for the corresponding rule.

postfwd will return dunno if it has reached the end of the ruleset and no rule has matched. This can be changed by placing a last rule containing only an action statement:

         ...
         action=dunno ; sender=@domain.local     # sender is ok
         action=reject                           # default deny
 
 

postfwd actions

postfwd actions control the behaviour of the program. Currently you can specify the following:

         jump (<id>)
         jumps to rule with id <id>, use this to skip certain rules.
         you can jump backwards - but remember that there is no loop
         detection at the moment! jumps to non-existing ids will be skipped.
 
 
         score (<score>)
         the request's score will be modified by the specified <score>,
         which must be a floating point value. the modificator can be either
                 +n.nn   adds n.nn to current score
                 -n.nn   sustracts n.nn from the current score
                 *n.nn   multiplies the current score by n.nn
                 /n.nn   divides the current score through n.nn
                 =n.nn   sets the current score to n.nn
         if the score exceeds the maximum set by `--scores` option (see
         COMMAND LINE) or the score item (see ITEMS section), the action
         defined for this case will be returned (default: 5.0=>"REJECT postfwd score exceeded").
 
 
         set (<item>=<value>,<item>=<value>,...)
         this command allows you to insert or override request attributes, which then may be
         compared to your further ruleset. use this to speed up repeated comparisons to large item lists.
         please see the EXAMPLES section for more information. you may separate multiple key=value pairs
         by "," characters.
 
 
         rate (<item>/<max>/<time>/<action>)
         this command creates a counter for the given <item>, which will be increased any time a request
         containing it arrives. if it exceeds <max> within <time> seconds it will return <action> to postfix.
         rate counters are very fast as they are executed before the ruleset is parsed.
             # no more than 3 requests per 5 minutes
             # from the same "unknown" client
             id=RATE01 ;  client_name==unknown ; \
                action==rate($$client_address/3/300/450 4.7.1 sorry, max 3 requests per 5 minutes)
 
 
         size (<item>/<max>/<time>/<action>)
         this command works similar to the rate() command with the difference, that the rate counter is
         increased by the request's size attribute. to do this reliably you should call postfwd from
         smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions. if you want to be sure, you could check it within the ruleset:
            # size limit 1.5mb per hour per client
            id=SIZE01 ;  state==END_OF_DATA ;  client_address==!!(10.1.1.1); \
               action==size($$client_address/1572864/3600/450 4.7.1 sorry, max 1.5mb per hour)
 
 
         wait (<delay>)
         pauses the program execution for <delay> seconds. use this for
         delaying or throtteling connections.
 
 
         note (<string>)
         just logs the given string and continues parsing the ruleset.
         if the string is empty, nothing will be logged.
 
 
         quit (<code>)
         terminates the program with the given exit-code. postfix doesn`t
         like that too much, so use it with care.
 
 

You can reference to request attributes, like

         id=R-HELO ;  helo_name=^[^\.]+$ ;  action=REJECT invalid helo '$$helo_name'
 
 

These special attributes will be reset for any new rule:

         rblcount        - contains the number of RBL answers
         rhsblcount      - contains the number of RHSBL answers
         matches         - contains the number of matched items
         dnsbltext       - contains the dns TXT part of all RBL and RHSBL replies in the form
                           rbltype:rblname:<txt>; rbltype:rblname:<txt>; ...
 
 

These special attributes will be changed for any matching rule:

         request_hits    - contains ids of all matching rules
 
 

This means that it might be necessary to save them, if you plan to use these values in later rules:

         # set vals
         id=RBL01 ; rhsblcount=all ; rblcount=all ; \
                 rbl=list.dsbl.org, bl.spamcop.net, dnsbl.sorbs.net, zen.spamhaus.org ; \
                 rhsbl_client=rddn.dnsbl.net.au, rhsbl.ahbl.org, rhsbl.sorbs.net ; \
                 rhsbl_sender=rddn.dnsbl.net.au, rhsbl.ahbl.org, rhsbl.sorbs.net ; \
                 action=set(HIT_rhls=$$rhsblcount,HIT_rbls=$$rblcount,HIT_txt=$$dnsbltext)
 
 
         # compare
         id=RBL02 ; HIT_rhls>=1 ; HIT_rbls>=1 ; action=554 5.7.1 blocked using $$HIT_rhls RHSBLs and $$HIT_rbls RBLs [INFO: $$HIT_txt]
         id=RBL03 ; HIT_rhls>=2               ; action=554 5.7.1 blocked using $$HIT_rhls RHSBLs [INFO: $$HIT_txt]
         id=RBL04 ; HIT_rbls>=2               ; action=554 5.7.1 blocked using $$HIT_rbls RBLs [INFO: $$HIT_txt]
 
 

MACROS/ACLS

Multiple use of long items or combinations of them may be abbreviated by macros. Those must be prefixed by '&&' (two '&' characters). First the macros have to be defined as follows:

         &&RBLS { rbl=zen.spamhaus.org,list.dsbl.org,bl.spamcop.net,dnsbl.sorbs.net,ix.dnsbl.manitu.net; };
 
 

Then these may be used in your rules, like:

         &&RBLS ;  client_name=^unknown$                         ; action=REJECT
         &&RBLS ;  client_name=(\d+[\.-_]){4}                    ; action=REJECT
         &&RBLS ;  client_name=[\.-_](adsl|dynamic|ppp|)[\.-_]   ; action=REJECT
 
 

Macros can contain actions, too:

         # definition
         &&GONOW { action=REJECT your request caused our spam detection policy to reject this message. More info at http://www.domain.local; };
         # rules
         &&GONOW ;  &&RBLS ;  client_name=^unknown$
         &&GONOW ;  &&RBLS ;  client_name=(\d+[\.-_]){4}
         &&GONOW ;  &&RBLS ;  client_name=[\.-_](adsl|dynamic|ppp|)[\.-_]
 
 

Macros can contain macros, too:

         # definition (note the trailing "\" characters)
         &&RBLS {                                                \
                 rbl=zen.spamhaus.org ;                          \
                 rbl=list.dsbl.org ;                             \
                 rbl=bl.spamcop.net ;                            \
                 rbl=dnsbl.sorbs.net ;                           \
                 rbl=ix.dnsbl.manitu.net ;                       \
         };
         &&DYNAMIC {                                             \
                 client_name=^unknown$ ;                         \
                 client_name=(\d+[\.-_]){4} ;                    \
                 client_name=[\.-_](adsl|dynamic|ppp|)[\.-_] ;   \
         };
         &&GOAWAY { &&RBLS; &&DYNAMIC; };
         # rules
         &&GOAWAY ; action=REJECT dynamic client and listed on RBL
 
 

Basically macros are simple text substitutions - see the ``PARSER'' section for more information.

PLUGINS

Please visit <http://www.postfwd.org/postfwd.plugins>

COMMAND LINE

Ruleset

The following arguments are used to specify the source of the postfwd ruleset. This means that at least one of the following is required for postfwd to work.

         -f, --file <file>
         Reads rules from <file>. Please see the CONFIGURATION section
         below for more information.
 
 
         -r, --rule <rule>
         Adds <rule> to ruleset. Remember that you might have to quote
         strings that contain whitespaces or shell characters.
 
 

Plugins

         --plugins
         A file containing plugin routines for postfwd. Please see the
         PLUGINS section for more information.
 
 

Scoring

         -s, --scores <val>=<action>
         Returns <action> to postfix, when the request's score exceeds <val>
 
 

Multiple usage is allowed. Just chain your arguments, like:

         postfwd -r "<item>=<value>;action=<result>" -f <file> -f <file> --plugins <file> ...
           or
         postfwd --scores 4.5="WARN high score" --scores 5.0="REJECT postfwd score too high" ...
 
 

In case of multiple scores, the highest match will count. The order of the arguments will be reflected in the postfwd ruleset.

Networking

postfwd can be run as daemon so that it listens on the network for incoming requests. The following arguments will control it's behaviour in this case.

         -d, --daemon
         postfwd will run as daemon and listen on the network for incoming
         queries (default 127.0.0.1:10040).
 
 
         -i, --interface <dev>
         Bind postfwd to the specified interface (default 127.0.0.1).
 
 
         -p, --port <port>
         postfwd listens on the specified port (default tcp/10040).
 
 
         -u, --user <name>
         Changes real and effective user to <name>.
 
 
         -g, --group <name>
         Changes real and effective group to <name>.
 
 
         -R, --chroot <path>
         Chroot the process to the specified path.
         Test this before using - you might need some libs there.
 
 
         --pidfile <path>
         The process id will be saved in the specified file.
 
 
         -l, --logname <label>
         Labels the syslog messages. Useful when running multiple
         instances of postfwd.
 
 
         --loglen <int>
         Truncates any syslog message after <int> characters.
 
 

Optional arguments

These parameters influence the way postfwd is working. Any of them can be combined.

         -v, --verbose
         Verbose logging displays a lot of useful information but can cause
         your logfiles to grow noticeably. So use it with caution. Set the option
         twice (-vv) to get more information (logs all request attributes).
 
 
         -c, --cache <int>    (default=600)
         Timeout for request cache, results for identical requests will be
         cached until config is reloaded or this time (in seconds) expired.
         A setting of 0 disables this feature.
 
 
         --cache-no-size
         Ignores size attribute for cache comparisons which will lead to better
         cache-hit rates. You should set this option, if you don't use the size
         item in your ruleset.
 
 
         --cache-no-sender
         Ignores sender address for cache comparisons which will lead to better
         cache-hit rates. You should set this option, if you don't use the sender
         item in your ruleset.
 
 
         --cache-rdomain-only 
         This will strip the localpart of the recipient's address before filling the
         cache. This may considerably increase cache-hit rates.
 
 
         --cache-rbl-timeout <timeout>     (default=3600)
         This default value will be used as timeout in seconds for rbl cache items,
         if not specified in the ruleset.
 
 
         --cache-rbl-default <pattern>    (default=^127\.0\.0\.\d+$)
         Matches <pattern> to rbl/rhsbl answers (regexp) if not specified in the ruleset.
 
 
         --cacheid <item>, <item>, ...
         This csv-separated list of request attributes will be used to construct
         the request cache identifier. Use this only, if you know exactly what you
         are doing. If you, for example, use postfwd only for RBL/RHSBL control,
         you may set this to
                 postfwd --cache=3600 --cacheid=client_name,client_address
         This increases efficiency of caching and improves postfwd's performance.
         Warning: You should list all items here, which are used in your ruleset!
 
 
         --cleanup-requests <interval>    (default=600)
         The request cache will be searched for timed out items after this <interval> in
         seconds. It is a minimum value. The cleanup process will only take place, when
         a new request arrives.
 
 
         --cleanup-rbls <interval>    (default=600)
         The rbl cache will be searched for timed out items after this <interval> in
         seconds. It is a minimum value. The cleanup process will only take place, when
         a new request arrives.
 
 
         --cleanup-rates <interval>    (default=600)
         The rate cache will be searched for timed out items after this <interval> in
         seconds. It is a minimum value. The cleanup process will only take place, when
         a new request arrives.
 
 
         -S, --summary <int>    (default=600)
         Shows some usage statistics (program uptime, request counter, matching rules)
         every <int> seconds. This option is included by the -v switch.
         This feature uses the alarm signal, so you can force postfwd to dump the stats
         using `kill -ALRM <pid>` (where <pid> is the process id of postfwd).
 
 
         Example:
         Aug 19 12:39:45 mail1 postfwd[666]: [STATS] Counters: 213000 seconds uptime, 39 rules
         Aug 19 12:39:45 mail1 postfwd[666]: [STATS] Requests: 71643 overall, 49 last interval, 62.88% cache hits
         Aug 19 12:39:45 mail1 postfwd[666]: [STATS] Averages: 20.18 overall, 4.90 last interval, 557.30 top
         Aug 19 12:39:45 mail1 postfwd[666]: [STATS] Contents: 44 cached requests, 239 cached dnsbl results
         Aug 19 12:39:45 mail1 postfwd[666]: [STATS] Rule ID: R-001   matched: 2704 times
         Aug 19 12:39:45 mail1 postfwd[666]: [STATS] Rule ID: R-002   matched: 9351 times
         Aug 19 12:39:45 mail1 postfwd[666]: [STATS] Rule ID: R-003   matched: 3116 times
         ...
 
 
         --no-rulestats
         Disables per rule statistics. Keeps your log clean, if you do not use them.
         This option has no effect without --summary or --verbose set.
 
 
         -L, --stdoutlog
         Redirects all syslog messages to stdout for debugging. Never use this with postfix!
 
 
         -t, --test
         In test mode postfwd always returns "dunno", but logs according
         to it`s ruleset. -v will be set automatically with this option.
 
 
         -n, --nodns
         Disables all DNS based checks like RBL checks. Rules containing
         such elements will be ignored.
 
 
         -n, --nodnslog
         Disables logging of dns events.
 
 
         --dns_timeout     (default: 14)
         Sets the timeout for asynchonous dns queries in seconds. This value will apply to
         all dns items in a rule.
 
 
         --dns_timeout_max    (default: 10)
         Sets the maximum timeout counter for dnsbl lookups. If the timeouts exceed this value
         the corresponding dnsbl will be deactivated for a while (see --dns_timeout_interval).
 
 
         --dns_timeout_interval    (default=1200)
         The dnsbl timeout counter will be cleaned after this interval in seconds. Use this
         in conjunction with the --dns_timeout_max parameter.
 
 
         -I, --instantcfg
         The config files, specified by -f will be re-read for every request
         postfwd receives. This enables on-the-fly configuration changes
         without restarting. Though files will be read only if necessary
         (which means their access times changed since last read) this might
         significantly increase system load.
 
 

Informational arguments

These arguments are for command line usage only. Never ever use them with postfix spawn!

         -C, --showconfig
         Displays the current ruleset. Use -v for verbose output.
 
 
         -P, --perfmon
         This option turns of any syslogging and output. It is included
         for performance testing.
 
 
         -V, --version
         Displays the program version.
 
 
         -h, --help
         Shows program usage.
 
 
         -m, --manual
         Displays the program manual.
 
 

REFRESH

In daemon mode postfwd reloads it's ruleset after receiving a HUP signal. Please see the description of the '-I' switch to have your configuration refreshed for every request postfwd receives.

EXAMPLES

         ## whitelisting
         # 1. networks 192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.2.4
         # 2. client_names *.gmx.net and *.gmx.de
         # 3. sender *@someshop.tld from 11.22.33.44
         id=WL001; action=dunno ; client_address=192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.2.4
         id=WL002; action=dunno ; client_name=\.gmx\.(net|de)$
         id=WL003; action=dunno ; sender=@someshop\.tld$ ; client_address=11.22.33.44
 
 
         ## TLS control
         # 1. *@authority.tld only with correct TLS fingerprint
         # 2. *@secret.tld only with keysizes >=64
         id=TL001; action=dunno                          ; sender=@authority\.tld$ ; ccert_fingerprint=AA:BB:CC..
         id=TL002; action=REJECT wrong TLS fingerprint   ; sender=@authority\.tld$
         id=TL003; action=REJECT tls keylength < 64      ; sender=@secret\.tld$ ; encryption_keysize=64
 
 
         ## Combined RBL checks
         # This will reject mail if
         # 1. listed on ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
         # 2. listed on zen.spamhaus.org (sbl and xbl, dns cache timeout 1200s instead of 3600s)
         # 3. listed on min 2 of bl.spamcop.net, list.dsbl.org, dnsbl.sorbs.net
         # 4. listed on bl.spamcop.net and one of rhsbl.ahbl.org, rhsbl.sorbs.net
         id=RBL01 ; action=REJECT listed on ix.dnsbl.manitu.net  ; rbl=ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
         id=RBL02 ; action=REJECT listed on zen.spamhaus.org     ; rbl=zen.spamhaus.org/127.0.0.[2-8]/1200
         id=RBL03 ; action=REJECT listed on too many RBLs        ; rblcount=2 ; rbl=bl.spamcop.net, list.dsbl.org, dnsbl.sorbs.net
         id=RBL04 ; action=REJECT combined RBL+RHSBL check       ; rbl=bl.spamcop.net ; rhsbl=rhsbl.ahbl.org, rhsbl.sorbs.net
 
 
         ## Message size (requires message_size_limit to be set to 30000000)
         # 1. 30MB for systems in *.customer1.tld
         # 2. 20MB for SASL user joejob
         # 3. 10MB default
         id=SZ001; state==END-OF-MESSAGE; action=REJECT message too large; size=30000000 ; client_name=\.customer1.tld$
         id=SZ002; state==END-OF-MESSAGE; action=REJECT message too large; size=20000000 ; sasl_username==joejob
         id=SZ003; state==END-OF-MESSAGE; action=REJECT message too large; size=10000000
 
 
         ## Selective Greylisting
         # 1. if listed on zen.spamhaus.org with results 127.0.0.10 or .11, dns cache timeout 1200s
         # 2. Client has no rDNS
         # 3. Client comes from several dialin domains
         id=GR001; action=greylisting ; rbl=dul.dnsbl.sorbs.net, zen.spamhaus.org/127.0.0.1[01]/1200
         id=GR002; action=greylisting ; client_name=^unknown$
         id=GR003; action=greylisting ; client_name=\.(t-ipconnect|alicedsl|ish)\.de$
 
 
         ## Date Time
         date=24.12.2007-26.12.2007          ;  action=450 4.7.1 office closed during christmas
         time=04:00:00-05:00:00              ;  action=450 4.7.1 maintenance ongoing, try again later
         time=-07:00:00 ;  sasl_username=jim ;  action=450 4.7.1 to early for you, jim
         time=22:00:00- ;  sasl_username=jim ;  action=450 4.7.1 to late now, jim
         months=-Apr                         ;  action=450 4.7.1 see you in may
         days=!!Mon-Fri                      ;  action=greylist
 
 
         ## Usage of jump
         # The following allows a message size of 30MB for different
         # users/clients while others will only have 10MB.
         id=R001 ; action=jump(R100) ; sasl_username=^(Alice|Bob|Jane)$
         id=R002 ; action=jump(R100) ; client_address=192.168.1.0/24
         id=R003 ; action=jump(R100) ; ccert_fingerprint=AA:BB:CC:DD:...
         id=R004 ; action=jump(R100) ; ccert_fingerprint=AF:BE:CD:DC:...
         id=R005 ; action=jump(R100) ; ccert_fingerprint=DD:CC:BB:DD:...
         id=R099 ; state==END-OF-MESSAGE; action=REJECT message too big (max. 10MB); size=10000000
         id=R100 ; state==END-OF-MESSAGE; action=REJECT message too big (max. 30MB); size=30000000
 
 
         ## Usage of score
         # The following rejects a mail, if the client
         # - is listed on 1 RBL and 1 RHSBL
         # - is listed in 1 RBL or 1 RHSBL and has no correct rDNS
         # - other clients without correct rDNS will be greylist-checked
         # - some whitelists are used to lower the score
         id=S01 ; score=2.6              ; action=greylisting
         id=S02 ; score=5.0              ; action=REJECT postfwd score too high
         id=R00 ; action=score(-1.0)     ; rbl=exemptions.ahbl.org,list.dnswl.org,query.bondedsender.org,spf.trusted-forwarder.org
         id=R01 ; action=score(2.5)      ; rbl=bl.spamcop.net, list.dsbl.org, dnsbl.sorbs.net
         id=R02 ; action=score(2.5)      ; rhsbl=rhsbl.ahbl.org, rhsbl.sorbs.net
         id=N01 ; action=score(-0.2)     ; client_name==$$helo_name
         id=N02 ; action=score(2.7)      ; client_name=^unknown$
         ...
 
 
         ## Usage of rate and size
         # The following temporary rejects requests from "unknown" clients, if they
         # 1. exceeded 30 requests per hour or
         # 2. tried to send more than 1.5mb within 10 minutes
         id=RATE01 ;  client_name==unknown ;  state==RCPT ; \
                 action==rate($$client_address/30/3600/450 4.7.1 sorry, max 30 requests per hour)
         id=SIZE01 ;  client_name==unknown ;  state==END_OF_DATA ; \
                 action==size($$client_address/1572864/600/450 4.7.1 sorry, max 1.5mb per 10 minutes)
 
 
         ## Macros
         # definition
         &&RBLS { rbl=zen.spamhaus.org,list.dsbl.org,bl.spamcop.net,dnsbl.sorbs.net,ix.dnsbl.manitu.net; };
         &&GONOW { action=REJECT your request caused our spam detection policy to reject this message. More info at http://www.domain.local; };
         # rules
         &&GONOW ;  &&RBLS ;  client_name=^unknown$
         &&GONOW ;  &&RBLS ;  client_name=(\d+[\.-_]){4}
         &&GONOW ;  &&RBLS ;  client_name=[\.-_](adsl|dynamic|ppp|)[\.-_]
 
 
         ## Groups
         # definition
         &&RBLS { \
                 rbl=zen.spamhaus.org ;          \
                 rbl=list.dsbl.org ;             \
                 rbl=bl.spamcop.net ;            \
                 rbl=dnsbl.sorbs.net ;           \
                 rbl=ix.dnsbl.manitu.net ;       \
         };
         &&RHSBLS { \
                 ...
         };
         &&DYNAMIC { \
                 client_name==unknown ;                          \
                 client_name~=(\d+[\.-_]){4} ;                   \
                 client_name~=[\.-_](adsl|dynamic|ppp|)[\.-_] ;  \
                 ...
         };
         &&BAD_HELO { \
                 helo_name==my.name.tld;         \
                 helo_name~=^([^\.]+)$;          \
                 helo_name~=\.(local|lan)$;      \
                 ...
         };
         &&MAINTENANCE { \
                 date=15.01.2007 ; \
                 date=15.04.2007 ; \
                 date=15.07.2007 ; \
                 date=15.10.2007 ; \
                 time=03:00:00 - 04:00:00 ; \
         };
         # rules
         id=COMBINED    ;  &&RBLS ;  &&DYNAMIC ;  action=REJECT dynamic client and listed on RBL
         id=MAINTENANCE ;  &&MAINTENANCE       ;  action=DEFER maintenance time - please try again later
 
 
         # now with the set() command, note that long item
         # lists don't have to be compared twice
         id=RBL01    ;  &&RBLS      ;  action=set(HIT_rbls=1)
         id=HELO01   ;  &&BAD_HELO  ;  action=set(HIT_helo=1)
         id=DYNA01   ;  &&DYNAMIC   ;  action=set(HIT_dyna=1)
         id=REJECT01 ;  HIT_rbls==1 ;  HIT_helo==1  ; action=REJECT please see http://some.org/info?reject=01 for more info
         id=REJECT02 ;  HIT_rbls==1 ;  HIT_dyna==1  ; action=REJECT please see http://some.org/info?reject=02 for more info
         id=REJECT03 ;  HIT_helo==1 ;  HIT_dyna==1  ; action=REJECT please see http://some.org/info?reject=03 for more info
 
 
         ## combined with enhanced rbl features
         #
         id=RBL01 ; rhsblcount=all ; rblcount=all ; &&RBLS ; &&RHSBLS ; \
              action=set(HIT_dnsbls=$$rhsblcount,HIT_dnsbls+=$$rblcount,HIT_dnstxt=$$dnsbltext)
         id=RBL02 ; HIT_dnsbls>=2  ; action=554 5.7.1 blocked using $$HIT_dnsbls DNSBLs [INFO: $$HIT_dnstxt]
 
 

PARSER

Configuration

The postfwd ruleset can be specified at the commandline (-r option) or be read from files (-f). The order of your arguments will be kept. You should check the parser with the -C | --showconfig switch at the command line before applying a new config. The following call:

         postfwd --showconfig \
                 -r "id=TEST; recipient_count=100; action=WARN mail with 100+ recipients" \
                 -f /etc/postfwd.cf \
                 -r "id=DEFAULT; action=dunno";
 
 

will produce the following output:

         Rule   0: id->"TEST" action->"WARN mail with 100+ recipients"; recipient_count->"100"
         ...
         ... <content of /etc/postfwd.cf> ...
         ...
         Rule <n>: id->"DEFAULT" action->"dunno"
 
 

Multiple items of the same type will be added to lists (see the ``ITEMS'' section for more info):

         postfwd --showconfig \
                 -r "client_address=192.168.1.0/24; client_address=172.16.26.32; action=dunno"
 
 

will result in:

         Rule   0: id->"R-0"; action->"dunno"; client_address->"192.168.1.0/24, 172.16.26.32"
 
 

Macros are evaluated at configuration stage, which means that

         postfwd --showconfig \
                 -r "&&RBLS { rbl=bl.spamcop.net; client_name=^unknown$; };" \
                 -r "id=RBL001; &&RBLS; action=REJECT listed on spamcop and bad rdns";
 
 

will result in:

         Rule   0: id->"RBL001"; action->"REJECT listed on spamcop and bad rdns"; rbl->"bl.spamcop.net"; client_name->"^unknown$"
 
 

Request processing

When a policy delegation request arrives it will be compared against postfwd`s ruleset. To inspect the processing in detail you should increase verbority using use the ``-v'' or ``-vv'' switch. ``-L'' redirects log messages to stdout.

Keeping the order of the ruleset in general, items will be compared in random order, which basically means that

         id=R001; action=dunno; client_address=192.168.1.1; sender=bob@alice.local
 
 

equals to

         id=R001; sender=bob@alice.local; client_address=192.168.1.1; action=dunno
 
 

Lists will be evaluated in the specified order. This allows to place faster expressions at first:

         postfwd -vv -L -r "id=RBL001; rbl=localrbl.local zen.spamhaus.org; action=REJECT" /some/where/request.sample
 
 

produces the following

         [LOGS info]: compare rbl: "remotehost.remote.net[68.10.1.7]"  ->  "localrbl.local"
         [LOGS info]: count1 rbl:  "2"  ->  "0"
         [LOGS info]: query rbl:   localrbl.local 7.1.10.68 (7.1.10.68.localrbl.local)
         [LOGS info]: count2 rbl:  "2"  ->  "0"
         [LOGS info]: match rbl:   FALSE
         [LOGS info]: compare rbl: "remotehost.remote.net[68.10.1.7]"  ->  "zen.spamhaus.org"
         [LOGS info]: count1 rbl:  "2"  ->  "0"
         [LOGS info]: query rbl:   zen.spamhaus.org 7.1.10.68 (7.1.10.68.zen.spamhaus.org)
         [LOGS info]: count2 rbl:  "2"  ->  "0"
         [LOGS info]: match rbl:   FALSE
         [LOGS info]: Action: dunno
 
 

The negation operator !!(<value>) has the highest priority and therefore will be evaluated first. Then variable substitutions are performed:

         postfwd -vv -L -r "id=TEST; action=REJECT; client_name=!!($$heloname)" /some/where/request.sample
 
 

will give

         [LOGS info]: compare client_name:     "unknown"  ->  "!!($$helo_name)"
         [LOGS info]: negate client_name:      "unknown"  ->  "$$helo_name"
         [LOGS info]: substitute client_name:  "unknown"  ->  "english-breakfast.cloud8.net"
         [LOGS info]: match client_name:  TRUE
         [LOGS info]: Action: REJECT
 
 

Ruleset evaluation

A rule hits when all items (or at least one element of a list for each item) have matched. As soon as one item (or all elements of a list) fails to compare against the request attribute the parser will jump to the next rule in the postfwd ruleset.

If a rule matches, there are two options:

* Rule returns postfix action (dunno, reject, ...) The parser stops rule processing and returns the action to postfix. Other rules will not be evaluated.

* Rule returns postfwd action (jump(), note(), ...) The parser evaluates the given action and continues with the next rule (except for the jump() or quit() actions - please see the ``ACTIONS'' section for more information). Nothing will be sent to postfix.

If no rule has matched and the end of the ruleset is reached postfwd will return dunno without logging anything unless in verbose mode. You may simply place a last `catch-allÂŽ rule to change that behaviour:

         ... <your rules> ...
         id=DEFAULT ;  action=dunno
 
 

will log any request that passes the ruleset without having hit a prior rule.

INTEGRATION

Integration via daemon mode

The common way to use postfwd is to start it as daemon, listening at a specified tcp port. As postfwd will run in a single instance (multiplexing mode), it will take most benefit of it`s internal caching in that case. Start postfwd with the following parameters:

         postfwd -d -f /etc/postfwd.cf -i 127.0.0.1 -p 10040 -u nobody -g nobody -S
 
 

For efficient caching you should check if you can use the options --cache-rdomain-only, --cache-no-sender and --cache-no-size.

Now check your syslogs (default facility ``mail'') for a line like:

         Aug  9 23:00:24 mail postfwd[5158]: postfwd n.nn ready for input
 
 

and use `netstat -an|grep 10040` to check for something like

         tcp  0  0  127.0.0.1:10040  0.0.0.0:*  LISTEN
 
 

If everything works, open your postfix main.cf and insert the following

         127.0.0.1:10040_time_limit      = 3600                                          <--- integration
         smtpd_recipient_restrictions    = permit_mynetworks                             <--- recommended
                                           reject_unauth_destination                     <--- recommended
                                           check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:10040     <--- integration
 
 

Reload your configuration with `postfix reload` and watch your logs. In it works you should see lines like the following in your mail log:

         Aug  9 23:01:24 mail postfwd[5158]: rule=22, id=ML_POSTFIX, client=english-breakfast.cloud9.net[168.100.1.7], sender=owner-postfix-users@postfix.tld, recipient=someone@domain.local, helo=english-breakfast.cloud9.net, proto=ESMTP, state=RCPT, action=dunno
 
 

If you want to check for size or rcpt_count items you must integrate postfwd in smtp_data_restrictions or smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions. Of course you can also specify a restriction class and use it in your access tables. First create a file /etc/postfix/policy containing:

         domain1.local           postfwdcheck
         domain2.local           postfwdcheck
         ...
 
 

Then postmap that file (`postmap hash:/etc/postfix/policy`), open your main.cf and enter

         # Restriction Classes
         smtpd_restriction_classes       = postfwdcheck, <some more>...                          <--- integration
         postfwdcheck                    = check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:10040             <--- integration
 
 
         127.0.0.1:10040_time_limit      = 3600                                                  <--- integration
         smtpd_recipient_restrictions    = permit_mynetworks,                                    <--- recommended
                                           reject_unauth_destination,                            <--- recommended
                                           ...                                                   <--- optional
                                           check_recipient_access hash:/etc/postfix/policy,      <--- integration
                                           ...                                                   <--- optional
 
 

Reload postfix and watch your logs.

Integration via xinetd

There might be several reasons for you to use postfwd via a tcp wrapper package like xinetd (see <http://www.xinetd.org/>). I won`t discuss that here. If you plan to do so, just add the following line to your /etc/services file:

         # postfwd port
         postfwd     10040/tcp
 
 

Then create a file '/etc/xinetd.d/postfwd':

         {
                 interface       = 127.0.0.1
                 socket_type     = stream
                 protocol        = tcp
                 wait            = no
                 user            = nobody
                 server          = /usr/local/bin/postfwd
                 server_args     = -f /etc/postfwd.cf
                 disable         = no
         }
 
 

and restart the xinetd daemon (usually a SIGHUP should be fine). If you experience problems you might want to check your system's log for xinetd errors like ``socket already in use''.

The integration with postfix is similar to the Integration via daemon mode section above. Reload postfix and watch your logs to see if everything works.

TESTING

First you have to create a ruleset (see Configuration section). Check it with

         postfwd -f /etc/postfwd.cf -C
 
 

There is an example policy request distributed with postfwd, called 'request.sample'. Simply change it to meet your requirements and use

         postfwd -f /etc/postfwd.cf <request.sample
 
 

You should get an answer like

         action=<whateveryouconfigured>
 
 

For network tests I use netcat:

         nc 127.0.0.1 10040 <request.sample
 
 

to send a request to postfwd. If you receive nothing, make sure that postfwd is running and listening on the specified network settings.

PERFORMANCE

Some of these proposals might not match your environment. Please check your requirements and test new options carefully!

         - use caching options
         - use the correct match operator ==, <=, >=
         - use ^ and/or $ in regular expressions
         - use item lists (faster than single rules)
         - use set() action on repeated item lists
         - use jumps and rate limits
         - use a pre-lookup rule for rbl/rhsbls with empty note() action
 
 

SEE ALSO

See <http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_POLICY_README.html> for a description of how Postfix policy servers work.

LICENSE

postfwd is free software and released under BSD license, which basically means that you can do what you want as long as you keep the copyright notice:

Copyright (c) 2007, Jan Peter Kessler All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    distribution.
  * Neither the name of the authors nor the names of his contributors
    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
    software without specific prior written permission.
 
 

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ME ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

AUTHOR

Jan Peter Kessler <info (AT) postfwd (DOT) org>. Let me know, if you have any suggestions.