Re: Unable to configure smtpd as backup server

2013-06-25 Thread Gilles Chehade
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 01:41:49PM -0700, Scott Vanderbilt wrote: > On 6/24/2013 1:23 PM, Gilles Chehade wrote: > > >>>"relay backup" is used to setup secondary mail servers for a domain, > >>>that is a server that accept mails for a domain and relay to MXs with > >>>higher priority (i.e. lower pr

Re: Unable to configure smtpd as backup server

2013-06-24 Thread Scott Vanderbilt
On 6/24/2013 1:23 PM, Gilles Chehade wrote: "relay backup" is used to setup secondary mail servers for a domain, that is a server that accept mails for a domain and relay to MXs with higher priority (i.e. lower preference in DNS). So when you specify 'mx' as a parameter for the 'backup' keywor

Re: Unable to configure smtpd as backup server

2013-06-24 Thread Gilles Chehade
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:57:12PM -0700, Scott Vanderbilt wrote: > On 6/24/2013 12:18 PM, Eric Faurot wrote: > > >>I've also tried various options using 'relay backup' without > >>success. The man page does not give an example for backup servers. > >>So, I'm not sure how to proceed. > > > >"relay

Re: Unable to configure smtpd as backup server

2013-06-24 Thread Scott Vanderbilt
On 6/24/2013 12:18 PM, Eric Faurot wrote: I've also tried various options using 'relay backup' without success. The man page does not give an example for backup servers. So, I'm not sure how to proceed. "relay backup" is used to setup secondary mail servers for a domain, that is a server that

Re: Unable to configure smtpd as backup server

2013-06-24 Thread Eric Faurot
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 09:54:55AM -0700, Scott Vanderbilt wrote: > I'm having difficulties configuring smtpd as a backup mail server. > smtpd is running on my main mail server and works a treat. (Good > riddance, sendmail.) > > I've read the man pages and understood them the best I can, and > tri

Unable to configure smtpd as backup server

2013-06-24 Thread Scott Vanderbilt
I'm having difficulties configuring smtpd as a backup mail server. smtpd is running on my main mail server and works a treat. (Good riddance, sendmail.) I've read the man pages and understood them the best I can, and tried various configuration options, all to no avail. Mails to known valid u