Eric, > I have long configured multiple postfix servers with amavisd to forward > messages from local postfix --> local amavisd --> primary postfix (remote). > > I have never experienced any trouble; but it occurred to me that if the > primary postfix server went down, amavisd would be responsible for > queuing messages waiting for the primary to come back up.
...for queueing and accepting message, or for tempfailing (and not queueing), which is what it does (the later) > It also occurred to me that amavisd is cool enough, it might actually > hold the originating connect from the local postfix open until it was > done processing and had moved the mail forward to the remote allowing it > to give a 450 or some such. Exactly. The incoming session is not confirmed until the message is accepted by the second mailer. > Or is that wishful thinking? Not wishful thinking. I wouldn't run or write a software which could drop a message just like that! Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp as they present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://p.sf.net/sfu/creativitycat-com _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
