Email server login attempts with non-existent users

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Recently I noticed several attempts to login to the mail server with non-existent users, looking at the postfix log there are several lines similar to this:

Nov  5 13:03:04 servename imapd: LOGIN FAILED, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1]

I wanted to know how to debug this to find the possible cause and solve the problem, any information is useful.

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    Hi Jose, there is no debugging this. This will continue to happen. Unfortunately this is the day to day of a server and who maintains the server. That’s why it’s important to have firewalls, closed doors and updates up to date.

  • You must have a Brute force lock system like CSF or fail2ban

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