Indeed - also from the marketing point of view: It would increase = XMail's chances over sendmail, postfix etc. If an admin who evaluates different = mailservers to implement runs into this problem it's likely that he uses an = alternate server than fiddling on an existing routing table which BTW affects = other applications.
--Harald > -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Rob Arends > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 21. April 2005 04:58 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [xmail] Re: Bind sending IP ? >=20 >=20 > Davide, What sort of routing table manipulations are talking=20 > about, that > would force one src IP over another? > This would work IF the secondary IPs are on a _different_=20 > network, otherwise > the gateway will be the same and the first/lowest ip will be used. >=20 > Many MTAs have the feature to specify the IP to bind to, for=20 > sending, as > well as listening. > Take the case where one server hosts multiple domains through multiple > instances of xmail. > Each one bound to a different IP. Currently they all _send_=20 > from the same > IP. > When a customer wants their own identity for their MTA,=20 > including Rdns, etc. > then this would be of benefit. >=20 > Or in the case of Harald, he can bind his outgoing mail to IP #2. >=20 > Even MSExchange - ugh - can do this. >=20 > Rob :-) >=20 > _________________________________________________ > Signature: Live like you'll die tomorrow! > Reply: I tried your signature out once. It took years off my life! =20 > =20 >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Davide Libenzi > > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:57 AM > > To: XMail mailing list > > Subject: [xmail] Re: Bind sending IP ? > >=20 > > On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Harald Schneider wrote: > >=20 > > > Hi, > > >=20 > > > following scenario: > > >=20 > > > - XMail 1.21 running on RedHat Enterprise Server > > > - The machine hosts 3 IP adresses (1,2,3) > > > - SMTP and POP are bound to IP 2 and 3 which works perfectly. > > >=20 > > > However, mails to AOL bounce back which complain about a=20 > > missing RDNS=20 > > > record for IP #1. Is it possible that XMail chooses the 1st=20 > > available=20 > > > interface for sending? If yes, can it be forced to use IP=20 > #2 or 3 ? > >=20 > > It would be possible to bind a connecting socket to an=20 > > interface/IP, but I am not eager to implement this in XMail.=20 > > Those that have these kind of issues, they should look at=20 > > routing tables manipulations. > >=20 > >=20 > > - Davide > >=20 > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe=20 > > xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a=20 > > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >=20 >=20 > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >=20 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
