Hi there, I have a virtual dedicated server going over its 1000day email limit. I do not use this server for email with the exception of a newsletter signup, which does not get near this kind of traffic. I have many, many entries in my mail log that read: Mar 12 02:42:54 ip-XXX-myip-XXXX postfix/qmgr[3148]: 7F6471BF44E2: from=<apache@ip-XXX-myip-XXXX.ip.secureserver.net>, size=3542, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Mar 12 02:42:54 ip-XXX-myip-XXXX postfix/qmgr[3148]: DCF121BF43A8: from=<apache@ip-XXX-myip-XXXX.ip.secureserver.net>, size=3542, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Mar 12 02:42:54 ip-XXX-myip-XXXX postfix/qmgr[3148]: DB99F1BF4340: from=<apache@ip-XXX-myip-XXXX.ip.secureserver.net>, size=3530, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Mar 12 02:42:54 ip-XXX-myip-XXXX postfix/qmgr[3148]: D47EB1BF433E: from=<apache@ip-XXX-myip-XXXX.ip.secureserver.net>, size=3551, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Mar 12 02:42:54 ip-XXX-myip-XXXX postfix/qmgr[3148]: D6EE91BCBEE2: from=<apache@ip-XXX-myip-XXXX.ip.secureserver.net>, size=3536, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Mar 12 02:42:54 ip-XXX-myip-XXXX postfix/qmgr[3148]: D2B171BF4402: from=<apache@ip-XXX-myip-XXXX.ip.secureserver.net>, size=3570, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Mar 12 02:42:54 ip-XXX-myip-XXXX postfix/qmgr[3148]: DB79B1BF4404: from=<apache@ip-XXX-myip-XXXX.ip.secureserver.net>, size=3524, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Mar 12 02:42:54 ip-XXX-myip-XXXX postfix/qmgr[3148]: D1F061BF44C2: from=<apache@ip-XXX-myip-XXXX.ip.secureserver.net>, size=3530, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Is there anything obvious I should check first?
Looks like your apache is sending out emails you're not expecting. Check the apache access log to see which mail script is being accessed/executed and is responsible for these mails. More details from the mail log will help you too, e.g. when are the emails being send out, to what email addresses and so on...
A lot of GoDaddy VDS's are configured out of the box as open relays. If I had to bet, I'd say yours is. This means a third party can bounce mail off your server and to other folks out in the world. I have an article about it on my blog from about two years ago . . . http://blog.procontentanddesign.com/articles/single/202_Fixing_an_open_relay_on_Postfix.htm You can skip the first three paragraphs . . . those are just me bitching about GoDaddy.
check one of the emails in the queue, see where it is originating from, most probably just external spam bots relaying through your open relay, if that is the case set in postfix config as stated by dropcatchsell, however if it's local you may have some work ahead of you. gl.