On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:23:46 -0400 Alejandro Imass <a...@p2ee.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Janos Dohanics <w...@3dresearch.com> > wrote: > > Could you comment on the pros and cons of using INST_BASE=on in > > postfix on a production server? > > > > Great question! I know there has been some discussion to be able to > choose your base MTA upon install but I don't know how far this has > gone. > I don't use that option but rather install it as a regular port, > register it in mailer.conf when it asks you to and then do this in > your rc.conf > > sendmail_enable="NO" > sendmail_submit_enable="NO" > sendmail_outbound_enable="NO" > sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO" > postfix_enable="YES" > > I haven't used the INST_BASE option out of fear that it might give me > trouble on building world and upgrading. Also a new approach I'm > taking is using EzJail for "service jails" so use a pure MTA jail and > use the base sendmail as a relay to that. For the time being I'm using > posfix on the base system to relay but in the future I plan to do it > with the native sendmail and only use postfix on the MTA service jail. > > -- > Alejandro Imass That's exactly what I have done when setting up systems, as well as setting WITHOUT_SENDMAIL in src.conf, as Lowell Gilbert mentioned. With the above options, Sendmail is disabled, is not being built with buildworld, and Postfix is installed as regular port in /usr/local. If INST_BASE=off is the default, what's then the usage scenario when I still would want to change it? -- Janos Dohanics _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"