[Dovecot] v1.1.1 bug "BUG: Authentication client said it's PID 0"

2 Jul 2008


      Found this in my logs today:
Jul  2 21:51:29 postamt dovecot: auth(default): BUG: Authentication client said it's PID 0
Jul  2 21:51:29 postamt dovecot: child 16847 (login) killed with signal 11
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as their MX instead of using a dedicated SMTP anti-abuse gateway as MX is
bending over and begging for it.