On 4/16/08, jeff donovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > greetings > > i am using amavis to forward to an internal relay. > $forward_method = 'smtp:10.10.10.1' > I have recently setup 2 new smtp relays running SSL only port 465 > > i have setup round robin DNS names > > can i use a this config ? > > $forward_method = 'smtp:smtp.example.com:465' > > or do I have to use an IP address ? >
Well, since the test brelow shows a delivery attempt was made, it appears you can use a hostname. Now, whether round robin works or not I couldn't say. I have no idea whether an MX lookup will occur or not. > first test: > > amavis29122: (29122-09) mail_via_smtp: 530 5.5.0 Rejected by MTA: 530 > Must issue a STARTTLS command first, id=29122-09 > > okay,..this tells me I'm missing something. ssl Authentication from > amavis to the internal smtp relay. > is there a better way to do this ? > help>? > > tia > > -j Is Postfix running on the machine that amavisd-new is running on? Hopefully amavisd-new is not facing the Internet "in the raw" so to speak. More details of your traffic flow (before amavisd-new) might be of use. If Postfix is running on the same machine, one option might be to forward to localhost and then configure Postifx as a sasl client. Because amavisd-new is usually the bottleneck, it's a bit rare to have an amavisd-new process feeding more than one host. It's less rare the other way around. If you trust all the mail that comes from the amavisd-new host, and if you can use a hostname in the $forward_method, simply open a special port (like 2525 or something - something that does not use sasl auth) on the two downstream servers that only allows connections from the amavisd-new host. Send the mail there and observe what happens. Either they will both get mail, or only one will get mail. Sorry for the incomplete answer. Of course, Mark knows how this stuff actually works, whereas I just try stuff and draw conclusions from observation. -- Gary V ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
