Thanks :)
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Will <w...@lathrios.net> wrote: > > On 12/14/12 01:43, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > > i am confuse about the utilization of directives: "mynetwork" and > "mynetwork_style" > > is "mynetwork" directive completely dependent on "mynetwork_style". > can i use only "mynetwork" for relaying messages or i always have to > use "mynetwork_style" along with "mynetwork" to allow relaying to > particular host or subnet. > > thanks in advance. > > mynetworks and mynetworks_style are essentially mutually exclusive; you use > either one or the other. If you specify mynetworks, mynetworks_style is > ignored. Each is used to specify SMTP clients that are "trusted" by the > server based on their IP address. mynetworks_style is used to specify > trusted clients based on their relationship to the server's IP address, > while mynetworks is specifies trusted clients by explicitly giving their IP > addresses or an IP address range. For example, specifying "mynetworks_style > = subnet" indicates that all clients in that subnet are trusted, while > mynetworks = 50.116.33.0/24 might be used instead to say the same thing (if > 50.116.33.0/24 describes your subnet). > > These clients are "trusted" because the mynetworks (or mynetworks_style) > parameter is used by smtpd to determine who is allowed to relay mail when > the smtpd_relay_restrictions parameter contains "permit_mynetworks." If you > haven't changed smtpd_relay_restrictions in your config, it defaults to > "permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination," which will allow those > clients listed in mynetworks (or mynetworks_style) to relay mail. You only > need to use mynetworks OR mynetworks_style (but not both) to enable relaying > from certain clients. > > Read the documentation when you get confused. It is explained quite clearly > here: > http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#mynetworks > http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#mynetworks_style > http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtpd_relay_restrictions > > -Will >
