Guys, I have another question. This is in reference to the response that Bob Proulx gave me. He said that, " One critical item is that the relay_recipient_maps must be kept in sync across all of the systems". Why is this critical?
On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 1:58 PM Linda Pagillo <[email protected]> wrote: > A huge thanks to all of you for your valuable input. I appreciate it very > much. I have considered the spam problem that I know will occur if I set > this up. I was going to install Message Sniffer on the backup MX and use it > in conjunction with SpamAssassin to try and block as much spam as possible. > I'm still kicking around ideas at this point so nothing is in stone. I > figure no matter what I choose, I will still need to have some kind of > AV/AS programs running on it. Right now I'm using other Windows servers as > the backup mx for my primary Windows mail servers. I wanted to try out > Postfix for the backup MX because it's solid and trusted. Also, I would not > need to purchase Windows licenses. It's always nice to save a few bucks > when ya can ;) > > Again everyone.. thank you so much and I hope all of you stay healthy and > safe wherever you are in the world :) > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 1:23 PM Ken Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Linda, >> >> I used LinuxBabe's instructions and have been completely happy with the >> results. She has a way of explaining things, and it makes sense, at least >> to me. I do recommend you either copy-and-paste her code snippets or pay >> especial attention when you input them; I accidentally put a period where I >> should have put a comma and it kept my server from working properly. >> >> Ken >> On 3/31/20 1:03 PM, Linda Pagillo wrote: >> >> Hi gang. I could have swore I sent this to the list days ago, but no one >> responded and I can't find the email I sent in my sent folder which is >> completely weird. >> >> Anyway... I have a few Windows-based mail servers. I would like to set up >> Postfix as a backup MX server for the Windows servers. I have never done >> this with Postfix so I did a lot of research and what I believe to be the >> most complete instructions can be found at this link: >> https://www.linuxbabe.com/mail-server/how-to-set-up-a-backup-email-server-postfix-ubuntu. >> >> >> Have any of you used these instructions? If yes, how thorough are they? >> If not, do any of you have any instructions, tips or tricks that you would >> not mind sharing with me? >> >> All advice would be very much appreciated. >> >> I hope all of you are safe and healthy. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> Registered Linux user #483005 >> >> If you ever think international relations make sense, remember this: >> because a Serb shot an Austrian in Bosnia, Germany invaded Belgium. >> >>
