Postfix as a backup MX

2020-03-28 Thread Linda Pagillo
Hi everyone. I hope all of you are staying healthy and safe. I want to set up Postfix as a backup MX for a few of my Windows-based mail servers. I have never done this before so I have been researching to see what I could find. So far, the most complete instructions I have found are here: https

Re: Postfix as a backup MX

2020-03-29 Thread Michael Ströder
On 3/29/20 4:26 AM, Linda Pagillo wrote: > Hi everyone. I hope all of you are staying healthy and safe. I want to > set up Postfix as a backup MX for a few of my Windows-based mail > servers. I have never done this before so I have been researching to see > what I could find. So f

Re: Postfix as a backup MX

2020-03-29 Thread @lbutlr
On 28 Mar 2020, at 20:26, Linda Pagillo wrote: > I want to set up Postfix as a backup MX for a few of my Windows-based mail > servers. I have never done this before so I have been researching to see what > I could find. Reconsider. Backup MX servers are fiddly to maintain and work

Re: Postfix as a backup MX

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Proulx
@lbutlr wrote: > Linda Pagillo wrote: > > I want to set up Postfix as a backup MX for a few of my > > Windows-based mail servers. I have never done this before so I > > have been researching to see what I could find. > > Reconsider. +1 to this. Back in the days whe

Using Postfix as a Backup MX

2020-03-31 Thread Linda Pagillo
Hi gang. I could have swore I sent this to the list days ago, but no one responded and I can't find the email I sent in my sent folder which is completely weird. Anyway... I have a few Windows-based mail servers. I would like to set up Postfix as a backup MX server for the Windows servers. I

Re: Using Postfix as a Backup MX

2020-03-31 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
p;r=1&w=2 also check your spam folder. note that gmail sometimes drops mail without warning, we had similar problem at the end of last year, some people got our invoices, some did not. Anyway... I have a few Windows-based mail servers. I would like to set up Postfix as a backup MX server fo

Re: Using Postfix as a Backup MX

2020-03-31 Thread Linda Pagillo
w=2 > also check your spam folder. > > note that gmail sometimes drops mail without warning, we had similar > problem > at the end of last year, some people got our invoices, some did not. > > > >Anyway... I have a few Windows-based mail servers. I would like to set up

Re: Using Postfix as a Backup MX

2020-03-31 Thread Ken Wright
is completely weird. > > Anyway... I have a few Windows-based mail servers. I would like to set > up Postfix as a backup MX server for the Windows servers. I have never > done this with Postfix so I did a lot of research and what I believe > to be the most complete instructions

Re: Using Postfix as a Backup MX

2020-03-31 Thread Linda Pagillo
t; responded and I can't find the email I sent in my sent folder which is > completely weird. > > Anyway... I have a few Windows-based mail servers. I would like to set up > Postfix as a backup MX server for the Windows servers. I have never done > this with Postfix so I did a lot o

Re: Using Postfix as a Backup MX

2020-03-31 Thread Linda Pagillo
/31/20 1:03 PM, Linda Pagillo wrote: >> >> Hi gang. I could have swore I sent this to the list days ago, but no one >> responded and I can't find the email I sent in my sent folder which is >> completely weird. >> >> Anyway... I have a few Windows-based mail se

Re: Using Postfix as a Backup MX

2020-04-01 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 31.03.20 16:59, Linda Pagillo wrote: Guys, I have another question. This is in reference to the response that Bob Proulx gave me. He said that, " One critical item is that the relay_recipient_maps must be kept in sync across all of the systems". Why is this critical? It's partly described at

Re: Using Postfix as a Backup MX

2020-04-01 Thread Linda Pagillo
Thank you for the clarification Matus. I appreciate it! On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 5:31 AM Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > On 31.03.20 16:59, Linda Pagillo wrote: > >Guys, I have another question. This is in reference to the response that > >Bob Proulx gave me. He said that, " One critical item is t