SMTP relayhost

simon at simonforsell.se simon at simonforsell.se
Sat Mar 8 20:00:43 CET 2014


Well, it IS a strange policy, but I dont make them I just have to implement it...




but the question is still valid, I said that I had to get ALL my mail through my ISP smtp...both internal and external that is...




well, any workarounds is greatly appreciated as well....



8 mars 2014, Brady, Mike <mike.brady at devnull.net.nz> skrev:

> On 2014-03-09 06:53, <simon at simonforsell.se> wrote:
> 
> > I mean that local mail delivery ie, kolabaccount to kolabaccount only
> > uses localhost,
> > Company policy only to use ISP smtp...even for local delivery...
> > External mail is routed correctly through ISP relayhost...
> > 8 mars 2014, Brady, Mike <<mike.brady at devnull.net.nz>> skrev:
> > 
> > > On 2014-03-08 21:46, <simon at simonforsell.se> wrote:
> > > Sorry, accidently sent out of list...
> > > 
> > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > > Från: Simon Forsell [mailto:simon at simonforsell.se]
> > > Skickat: den 8 mars 2014 09:35
> > > Till: 'hede'
> > > Ämne: SV: SMTP relayhost
> > > 
> > > I have tried them both but it seems like its only using localhost
> > > whatever I put there...
> > > 
> > > The server is smtp.nnab.net and is just to use for outgoing mail,
> > > the
> > > chain is
> > > 
> > > Mail send-> my kolabserver -> I SP smtp...
> > > 
> > > I include my Master and main
> > > 
> > > 8 mars 2014, hede <<kolab983 at der-he.de>> skrev:
> > > Am Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:33:14 +0100 schrieb Paul Klos
> > > <<kolab at klos2day.nl>>:
> > > I have
> > > relayhost = smtp.example.org
> > > This works if it has a MX record in DNS.
> > > If not, then add square brackets around it:
> > > relayhost = [smtp.example.org]
> > > <http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#relayhost> [1] [1]
> > > With brackets it uses the common A record.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 
> > I do exactly what you are trying to do with no problems.
> > What do you mean when you say "it seems like its only using
> > localhost"? What is in /var/log/maillog when you send an email and to
> > an external adress?
> > Regards
> > Mike
> > 
> That is an entirely different question then. Both Kolab and Postfix are doing what you have them configured to do.
>  
> I don't know how you would what you are asking. I think that you would need to somehow run a separate copy of smtpd that was configured to never do local delivery?
> 
> No offense intended, but this is a very strange sounding policy. What is the purpose behind it? Maybe there is another way to do the same thing.
> 
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