From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Sat Jan 12 17:32:41 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:32:41 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] VERP (testing VERP) Message-ID: <20190112173241.90882w8o4b1gmu0w@webmail.rawbw.com> /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py added (at least for now): # Set this Yes to activate VERP probe for disabling by bounce # VERP_PROBES = No VERP_PASSWORD_REMINDERS = Yes VERP_PERSONALIZED_DELIVERIES = Yes VERP_DELIVERY_INTERVAL = 1 VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = Yes For better or worse with the installed Mailman version, that's only globally configurable, not per-list. Let's see if that helps nail some of the annoying bounces / auto-responders where source isn't otherwise identifiable ... Here's a typical example I get from sending to: balug-announce@lists.balug.org ... but trimming headers ("only" removing those that offer no clue as to the email address that "bounced" / auto-responded): Received: from o9.email.freshdesk.com (o9.email.freshdesk.com. [167.89.69.3]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id y6-v6si9038821ybg.2.2018.12.18.03.48.21 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 18 Dec 2018 03:48:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by filter0053p1iad2.sendgrid.net with SMTP id filter0053p1iad2-28863-5C18DE84-1F 2018-12-18 11:48:20.998500814 +0000 UTC m=+62908.201055891 Received: from freshdesk.com (mail-us1.freshemail.io [34.198.193.174]) by ismtpd0024p1mdw1.sendgrid.net (SG) with ESMTP id PLtTaOlxSBi7mz0H6ryrVQ for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:48:20.917 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ec2-54-172-69-206.compute-1.amazonaws.com (EHLO freshdesk.com) ([54.172.69.206]) by smtpout.freshdesk.com (Freshworks SMTP Server) with ESMTPA ID 520262660. for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:48:20 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:48:21 +0000 (UTC) From: Team at TruBrain Reply-To: Team at TruBrain To: michael.paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Message-ID: <5c18de846f831_23f74b377d0382369f0.sidekiq-email-2x1@notification.freshdesk.com> Subject: Ticket Received - [BALUG-Announce] BALUG: No December meeting!, next meeting dates: 2019-01-15 2019-02-19 ... Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--==_mimepart_5c18de8475f9d_23f74b377d038237079"; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit sent-on: 2018-12-18 11:48:20 +0000 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, OOF, AutoReply ----==_mimepart_5c18de8475f9d_23f74b377d038237079 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Michael Paoli, Thank you for messaging us here at TruBrain! We would like to acknowledge that we have received your request and a ticket has been created. We try to be responsive and will get back to you as soon as we can! Thank you for your patience. Have a great day, TruBrain Support Team ----==_mimepart_5c18de8475f9d_23f74b377d038237079 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Dear Michael Paoli,

Thank you for messaging us here at TruBrain! We would like to acknowledge that we have received your request and a ticket has been created.

We try to be responsive and will get back to you as soon as we can!


Thank you for your patience.

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----==_mimepart_5c18de8475f9d_23f74b377d038237079-- From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Sat Jan 12 17:43:09 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:43:09 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] Fwd: VERP (testing VERP) Message-ID: <20190112174309.20422fdq7ikg3af4@webmail.rawbw.com> And again, after bouncing mailman ... ----- Forwarded message from Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu ----- Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:32:41 -0800 From: "Michael Paoli" Subject: VERP (testing VERP) To: BALUG-Test /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py added (at least for now): # Set this Yes to activate VERP probe for disabling by bounce # VERP_PROBES = No VERP_PASSWORD_REMINDERS = Yes VERP_PERSONALIZED_DELIVERIES = Yes VERP_DELIVERY_INTERVAL = 1 VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = Yes For better or worse with the installed Mailman version, that's only globally configurable, not per-list. Let's see if that helps nail some of the annoying bounces / auto-responders where source isn't otherwise identifiable ... Here's a typical example I get from sending to: balug-announce@lists.balug.org ... but trimming headers ("only" removing those that offer no clue as to the email address that "bounced" / auto-responded): Received: from o9.email.freshdesk.com (o9.email.freshdesk.com. [167.89.69.3]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id y6-v6si9038821ybg.2.2018.12.18.03.48.21 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 18 Dec 2018 03:48:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by filter0053p1iad2.sendgrid.net with SMTP id filter0053p1iad2-28863-5C18DE84-1F 2018-12-18 11:48:20.998500814 +0000 UTC m=+62908.201055891 Received: from freshdesk.com (mail-us1.freshemail.io [34.198.193.174]) by ismtpd0024p1mdw1.sendgrid.net (SG) with ESMTP id PLtTaOlxSBi7mz0H6ryrVQ for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:48:20.917 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ec2-54-172-69-206.compute-1.amazonaws.com (EHLO freshdesk.com) ([54.172.69.206]) by smtpout.freshdesk.com (Freshworks SMTP Server) with ESMTPA ID 520262660. for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:48:20 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:48:21 +0000 (UTC) From: Team at TruBrain Reply-To: Team at TruBrain To: michael.paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Message-ID: <5c18de846f831_23f74b377d0382369f0.sidekiq-email-2x1@notification.freshdesk.com> Subject: Ticket Received - [BALUG-Announce] BALUG: No December meeting!, next meeting dates: 2019-01-15 2019-02-19 ... Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--==_mimepart_5c18de8475f9d_23f74b377d038237079"; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit sent-on: 2018-12-18 11:48:20 +0000 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, OOF, AutoReply ----==_mimepart_5c18de8475f9d_23f74b377d038237079 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Michael Paoli, Thank you for messaging us here at TruBrain! We would like to acknowledge that we have received your request and a ticket has been created. We try to be responsive and will get back to you as soon as we can! Thank you for your patience. Have a great day, TruBrain Support Team ----==_mimepart_5c18de8475f9d_23f74b377d038237079 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Dear Michael Paoli,

Thank you for messaging us here at TruBrain! We would like to acknowledge that we have received your request and a ticket has been created.

We try to be responsive and will get back to you as soon as we can!


Thank you for your patience.

Have a great day,
TruBrain Support Team


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----==_mimepart_5c18de8475f9d_23f74b377d038237079-- ----- End forwarded message ----- From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Sat Jan 12 17:52:16 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:52:16 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] a VERP testin' we will go ... Message-ID: <20190112175216.74845wcymnfv9qo8@webmail.rawbw.com> Hmmm... another test ... /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py added (at least for now): # Set this Yes to activate VERP probe for disabling by bounce # VERP_PROBES = No VERP_PASSWORD_REMINDERS = Yes VERP_PERSONALIZED_DELIVERIES = Yes VERP_DELIVERY_INTERVAL = 1 VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = Yes From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Sat Jan 12 17:58:41 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:58:41 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] VERP ... Message-ID: <20190112175841.81662j5q5jrstikg@webmail.rawbw.com> Maybe test further at some other time, ... but VERP disabled again for now: /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py: # 2019-01-12 Tried enabling VERP ... then disabled it again, # with the VERP enabled, postings make it to the archive, but don't seem # to be getting successfully sent? ## Set this Yes to activate VERP probe for disabling by bounce ## VERP_PROBES = No #VERP_PASSWORD_REMINDERS = Yes #VERP_PERSONALIZED_DELIVERIES = Yes #VERP_DELIVERY_INTERVAL = 1 #VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = Yes From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Sun Dec 15 15:11:33 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:11:33 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP Message-ID: <20191215071133.98051vtaopi13sqs@webmail.rawbw.com> And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP, traffic may be via IPv4 or IPv6 (no change on the IPv6), but at least for that traffic going over IPv4 ... From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Sun Dec 15 15:37:05 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:37:05 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP In-Reply-To: <20191215071133.98051vtaopi13sqs@webmail.rawbw.com> References: <20191215071133.98051vtaopi13sqs@webmail.rawbw.com> Message-ID: <20191215073705.588520deag7dqkis@webmail.rawbw.com> And one more test, with IPv6 temporarily disabled, to force IPv4 ... > From: "Michael Paoli" > Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be > originating from the new IPv4 IP > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:11:33 -0800 > And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP, > traffic may be via IPv4 or IPv6 (no change on the IPv6), but at least > for that traffic going over IPv4 ... From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Sun Dec 15 15:44:52 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:44:52 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP In-Reply-To: <20191215073705.588520deag7dqkis@webmail.rawbw.com> References: <20191215071133.98051vtaopi13sqs@webmail.rawbw.com> <20191215073705.588520deag7dqkis@webmail.rawbw.com> Message-ID: <20191215074452.11984flhqow16lus@webmail.rawbw.com> Drats ... didn't actually go via IPv6 ... will test more later. > From: "Michael Paoli" > Subject: Re: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should > be originating from the new IPv4 IP > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:37:05 -0800 > And one more test, with IPv6 temporarily disabled, to force IPv4 ... > >> From: "Michael Paoli" >> Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be >> originating from the new IPv4 IP >> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:11:33 -0800 > >> And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP, >> traffic may be via IPv4 or IPv6 (no change on the IPv6), but at least >> for that traffic going over IPv4 ... From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Tue Dec 17 11:00:24 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 03:00:24 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP In-Reply-To: <20191215074452.11984flhqow16lus@webmail.rawbw.com> References: <20191215071133.98051vtaopi13sqs@webmail.rawbw.com> <20191215073705.588520deag7dqkis@webmail.rawbw.com> <20191215074452.11984flhqow16lus@webmail.rawbw.com> Message-ID: <20191217030024.27214ws9dd58x24g@webmail.rawbw.com> And yet another test ... ought be a "good" one this time. ;-) I *temporarily* disabled the IPv6 IPs - to force IPv4 (yes, there are other ways ... but for the relatively quick-and dirty ... also still testing and flushing out any minor issues that may remain in the full /etc/network/interfaces ifup/ifdown functionality). Also, relevant SPF records updated (alas, had dropped TTLs, and queued the changes, but forgot to get 'em in earlier) ... so that part of it ought work now too (and might otherwise prevent delivery, and rightfully so - especially with -all). > From: "Michael Paoli" > Subject: Re: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should > be originating from the new IPv4 IP > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:44:52 -0800 > Drats ... didn't actually go via IPv6 ... will test more later. > >> From: "Michael Paoli" >> Subject: Re: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should >> be originating from the new IPv4 IP >> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:37:05 -0800 > >> And one more test, with IPv6 temporarily disabled, to force IPv4 ... >> >>> From: "Michael Paoli" >>> Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be >>> originating from the new IPv4 IP >>> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:11:33 -0800 >> >>> And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP, >>> traffic may be via IPv4 or IPv6 (no change on the IPv6), but at least >>> for that traffic going over IPv4 ... > From Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu Tue Dec 17 11:47:00 2019 From: Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 03:47:00 -0800 Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP In-Reply-To: <20191217030024.27214ws9dd58x24g@webmail.rawbw.com> References: <20191215071133.98051vtaopi13sqs@webmail.rawbw.com> <20191215073705.588520deag7dqkis@webmail.rawbw.com> <20191215074452.11984flhqow16lus@webmail.rawbw.com> <20191217030024.27214ws9dd58x24g@webmail.rawbw.com> Message-ID: <20191217034700.226998or50dp3m7o@webmail.rawbw.com> Okay, this time, "for real"? Yet another test. With new ISP making IPv6 available, host had automagically picked that up ... but alas, sending SMTP (& notably SPF) not prepared for that ... and in any case wanted to test the IPv4, not IPv6 (oops), so ... have autoconf & accept_ra disabled for now on that interface, to be able to test via the new IPv4. $ grep . /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/autoconf /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra:0 /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/autoconf:0 $ tail -n 6 /etc/sysctl.conf# for now, disable autoconf and accept_ra for IPv6 on eth0 # (not yet expected for SMTP SPF, etc.) # grep . /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/autoconf net.ipv6.conf.eth0.accept_ra=0 net.ipv6.conf.eth0.autoconf=0 ######################################################################## $ > From: "Michael Paoli" > Subject: Re: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should > be originating from the new IPv4 IP > Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 03:00:24 -0800 > And yet another test ... ought be a "good" one this time. ;-) > I *temporarily* disabled the IPv6 IPs - to force IPv4 (yes, there > are other ways ... but for the relatively quick-and dirty ... > also still testing and flushing out any minor issues that may > remain in the full > /etc/network/interfaces ifup/ifdown functionality). > > Also, relevant SPF records updated (alas, had dropped TTLs, and queued > the changes, but forgot to get 'em in earlier) ... so that part > of it ought work now too (and might otherwise prevent delivery, > and rightfully so - especially with -all). > >> From: "Michael Paoli" >> Subject: Re: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should >> be originating from the new IPv4 IP >> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:44:52 -0800 > >> Drats ... didn't actually go via IPv6 ... will test more later. >> >>> From: "Michael Paoli" >>> Subject: Re: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should >>> be originating from the new IPv4 IP >>> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:37:05 -0800 >> >>> And one more test, with IPv6 temporarily disabled, to force IPv4 ... >>> >>>> From: "Michael Paoli" >>>> Subject: [BALUG-Test] And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be >>>> originating from the new IPv4 IP >>>> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:11:33 -0800 >>> >>>> And now IPv4 email/SMTP/lists should be originating from the new IPv4 IP, >>>> traffic may be via IPv4 or IPv6 (no change on the IPv6), but at least >>>> for that traffic going over IPv4 ...