[Dovecot] dovecot / postfix mail bounce problem

[Arthur Titeica]

On 25.12.2011 20:55, IcedEarth wrote:
> Jerry-146 wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:02:25 -0800 (PST)
>> IcedEarth articulated:
>>
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> i use a globalsieve rule to collect spam for all mail accounts in a
>>> specific mailbox.
>>>
>>> Here is the code:
>>>
>>> vi /var/vmail/globalsieverc
>>>
>>> require ["fileinto"];
>>> # Move spam to junk folder
>>> if not address :is "to" "antispam at xxx.com" {
>>>    if header :contains "X-Spam-Flag" ["YES"] {
>>>       redirect "antispam at xxx.com";
>>>       stop;
>>>    }
>>> }
>>>
>>> But the spam mails are not delivered.
>>>
>>> cat /var/log/mail.info
>>>
>>> postfix/pipe[32301]: AD8F78E2128D: to=<antispam at xxx.de>,
>>> relay=dovecot, delay=0.14, delays=0.08/0/0/0.06, dsn=5.4.6,
>>> status=bounced (mail forwarding loop for antispam at xxx.de)
>>>
>>> Why is there a loop? I don't unterstand that.
>>
>> This question really belongs on the Postfix forum. Please read the
>> directions for posting on that forum first.
>>
>> http://www.postfix.com/DEBUG_README.html
>>
>> Pay attention to the "Reporting problems to 
>> postfix-users at postfix.org"
>> section at the end of the article.
>>
>>
>
> Hello Jerry,
>
> no this question not belongs on the Postfix forum.
> It was a dovecot issue. I've fixed it.
>
> I just created an empty file '.dovecot.sieve' in the 
> 'antispam at xxx.com'
> Mailbox dir. This prevents dovecot to execute the globalsieve for the
> Mailbox 'antispam at xxx.com'.
>
> My script triggered a loop.
>
> New script:
> require ["fileinto"];
> # Move spam to junk folder
> if header :contains "X-Spam-Flag" ["YES"] {
>    redirect "antispam at xxx.com";
>    stop;
> }

Roundcube sieve plugin writes your original script as

# rule:[test]
if allof (not address :is "To" "antispam at xxx.com",
	header :contains "X-Spam-Flag" "YES")
{
	redirect "antispam at xxx.com";
}


-- 
Arthur Titeica