Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 2018-01-20, Viktor Dukhovni wrote: >> On Jan 19, 2018, at 6:10 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: >> >>> Note that with my suggestion to override "default_transport" not only the >>> original messages, but also any bounces or delay notifications

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

> On Jan 19, 2018, at 6:10 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > >> Note that with my suggestion to override "default_transport" not only the >> original messages, but also any bounces or delay notifications go out via >> the same transport. > > Ah. That's a problem. I would

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 2018-01-19, Viktor Dukhovni wrote: > > >> On Jan 19, 2018, at 5:48 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: >> >> >> It does some stuff via the ssh-2 protocol. > > Note that with my suggestion to override "default_transport" not only the > original

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

> On Jan 19, 2018, at 5:48 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > > > It does some stuff via the ssh-2 protocol. Note that with my suggestion to override "default_transport" not only the original messages, but also any bounces or delay notifications go out via the same

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 2018-01-19, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > On 19.01.18 19:15, Grant Edwards wrote: >>Becuase postfix doesn't implement the protocols used by that >>command-line utility to transfer the mail to another server via the >>network. > > which one is that? It does some stuff via

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 19.01.18 19:15, Grant Edwards wrote: Becuase postfix doesn't implement the protocols used by that command-line utility to transfer the mail to another server via the network. which one is that? -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 2018-01-19, Viktor Dukhovni wrote: > On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 06:45:29PM +, Grant Edwards wrote: > >> > That'd be magic. How exactly is the command-line MTA supposed to >> > get the mail "relayed" without connecting to a remote host? >> >> Let's not worry about

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 19.01.18 20:20, Viktor Dukhovni wrote: > A pipe(8) transport is the more sensible approach. Given the additional information posted by the OP in the meantime, I agree. -Ralph

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 08:05:49PM +0100, Ralph Seichter wrote: > "Relaying" implies passing mail to another server via network. Also, I > have no idea why you would not want Postfix to do its job, but anyway: > Postfix can pass incoming mail to a binary during local delivery. You > can for

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 2018-01-19, Ralph Seichter wrote: > On 19.01.18 19:45, Grant Edwards wrote: > >> Let's not worry about how the command-line MTA works. It has the same >> usage as /usr/bin/sendmail and it works. What I am asking for is an >> SMTP relay server that will relay

RE: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

If I understand you right, take a look at the transport file in /etc/postfix. My postfix transport table has entries similar to this: example.com smtp:[192.168.1.96] Our mx host(s) accept mail for our domains, then automatically relays it to an internal server which our users access.

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

Grant Edwards: > I'm trying to figure out how to set up an SMTP server that accepts > incoming mail and relays it by invoking a command-line MTA > (e.g. /usr/bin/sendmail or equivalent) instead of connecting to a > 'smarthost' SMTP server. > > Can Postfix do that? Sure. Just set up the TIS

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 06:45:29PM +, Grant Edwards wrote: > > That'd be magic. How exactly is the command-line MTA supposed to > > get the mail "relayed" without connecting to a remote host? > > Let's not worry about how the command-line MTA works. It has the same > usage as

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 19.01.18 19:45, Grant Edwards wrote: > Let's not worry about how the command-line MTA works. It has the same > usage as /usr/bin/sendmail and it works. What I am asking for is an > SMTP relay server that will relay incoming my by invoking it. "Relaying" implies passing mail to another server

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

On 2018-01-19, Viktor Dukhovni wrote: > > >> On Jan 19, 2018, at 1:15 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: >> >> I'm trying to figure out how to set up an SMTP server that accepts >> incoming mail and relays it by invoking a command-line MTA >> (e.g.

Re: Relay via command-line MTA instead of 'relayhost' SMTP server?

> On Jan 19, 2018, at 1:15 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > > I'm trying to figure out how to set up an SMTP server that accepts > incoming mail and relays it by invoking a command-line MTA > (e.g. /usr/bin/sendmail or equivalent) instead of connecting to a > 'smarthost'