On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 10:12:24AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Mark Delany wrote:
>
> > Sure. Just run two instances of qmail.
>
> Actually, you don't even have to run two instances. "man qmail-smtpd" and
> note that the DATABYTES environment variable overrides control/databytes,
Quite right. I'd forgotten about that.
I had to think for a second why I did tend to run two instances. The main reasons
are for other benefits not relating to the DATABYTES requirement. Namely that a DOS
or heavy load on your MX listener still allows your internal people access to SMTP.
Regards.
> if the variable exists. Tcpserver will let you specify environment
> variables in your access-control file (created by tcprules). Add a
> DATABYTES=0 to the lines permitting your own IP blocks in and you're off.
>
> > In fact, why not mutlihome your system (or alias depending on which
> > term you prefer) and have them both on port 25. One listens to your
> > internally advertised address and one listens to your MX address.
> >
> > You can also control how many resources go to which service then, all
> > on the one machine.
> >
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 09:30:44AM +0800, Brian Baquiran wrote:
> > > Is it possible to run two versions of qmail-smtpd (say, on different port #s),
> > > with different control/databytes files? Boss is asking whether we can set a
> > > limit on the size of incoming mail (easy, use databytes) but have no limit on
> > > the outgoing mail. Easiest way is to have 2 SMTP servers on separate machines,
> > > but would it be possible to this up on only one machine?
> > >
> > > I am running qmail-smtpd under tcpserver, if that is any help.
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > > Brian
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