Hello Ron,
On 14/11/2014 15:15, Ron Leach wrote:
Does this example mean that LMTP will only listen for input messages
from the interface with IP address 192.168.0.24 (plus localhost)? If
so, I probably haven't understood how LMTP is intended to work. Is
there a reason why we want to limit LMTP to listening for messages
from a specific IP on the network? I need to understand that so that
I replace ...24 with a suitable host interface that exists on our LAN
(we don't have a host at 192.168.0.24).
No, it *listens* on that addresses (port 24)
LMTP is intended for local mail transfer.
The best way to use it, if dovecot LDA and MTA are on the same machine,
is to use a unix socket like this (example for postfix):
service lmtp {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
group = postfix
mode = 0600
user = postfix
}
if you prefer to use an inet listener, do it only for the needed
addresses (not public / internet faced ones) or reject unauthorized
networks.
-FM
