* Lars Kollstedt via Postfix-users: > I'm not sure you both are talking about the same use case of postfix.
That may be true. When I think about Postfix, I mostly do so in the role of MX servers our outbound mail relays. If the latter start sending garbage because of a rogue local user, the impact can be severe. For example, it is no fun to have an IP blocklist entry removed when the address in question has demonstrably been a spam source. This can become a costly problem. Concerning the use of Postfix for applications: A Postfix installation which can only forward mail to an isolated, well secured relayhost is a different beast from the ones I mentioned above. Nonetheless, if at all possible, I prefer to force every application to send mail via authenticated SMTP connections to a separate host (using one auth user or TLS certificate for each app), instead of invoking a locally available sendmail binary. In my experience, a clear separation of tasks is the safer choice. I also consider any application incapable of using SMTP to send its messages unsuitable for professional use. After all: "We have the technology!" ;-) -Ralph _______________________________________________ Postfix-users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
