round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-10 Thread Frank Bonnet
Hello Is it possible to configure postfix to use some round-robin mechanisms to send emails with several SMTP servers ? I mean to SEND emails to the external world, not to receive. Thank you.

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-10 Thread Jeroen Geilman
On 03/10/2011 04:55 PM, Frank Bonnet wrote: Hello Is it possible to configure postfix to use some round-robin mechanisms to send emails with several SMTP servers ? I mean to SEND emails to the external world, not to receive. Thank you. I'm not sure what you are asking for here - do you m

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-10 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Frank Bonnet put forth on 3/10/2011 9:55 AM: > Hello > > Is it possible to configure postfix to use some round-robin > mechanisms to send emails with several SMTP servers ? > > I mean to SEND emails to the external world, not to receive. I touched on this recently but in a different context, tha

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-11 Thread Frank Bonnet
On 03/10/2011 09:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Frank Bonnet put forth on 3/10/2011 9:55 AM: >> Hello >> >> Is it possible to configure postfix to use some round-robin >> mechanisms to send emails with several SMTP servers ? >> >> I mean to SEND emails to the external world, not to receive. > > I t

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-11 Thread Frank Bonnet
On 03/11/2011 09:51 AM, Frank Bonnet wrote: > On 03/10/2011 09:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> Frank Bonnet put forth on 3/10/2011 9:55 AM: >>> Hello >>> >>> Is it possible to configure postfix to use some round-robin >>> mechanisms to send emails with several SMTP servers ? >>> >>> I mean to SEND e

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-11 Thread lst_hoe02
Zitat von Frank Bonnet : On 03/11/2011 09:51 AM, Frank Bonnet wrote: On 03/10/2011 09:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Frank Bonnet put forth on 3/10/2011 9:55 AM: Hello Is it possible to configure postfix to use some round-robin mechanisms to send emails with several SMTP servers ? I mean to SE

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-11 Thread Stan Hoeppner
lst_ho...@kwsoft.de put forth on 3/11/2011 4:03 AM: > Zitat von Frank Bonnet : > >> On 03/11/2011 09:51 AM, Frank Bonnet wrote: >> Thanks ! it works fine :-) You're welcome Frank. > Would be better with "relayhost = [relay-farm.your-domain.tld]", no? Yes, I guess so. That'll disable MX lookup

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-11 Thread Wietse Venema
Stan Hoeppner: > I've often wondered why MX lookups aren't disabled automatically when > setting relayhost=. Because there is no way to turn it on! A feature that can't be turned off is a bug. Wietse

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-12 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Wietse Venema put forth on 3/11/2011 8:55 PM: > Stan Hoeppner: >> I've often wondered why MX lookups aren't disabled automatically when >> setting relayhost=. > > Because there is no way to turn it on! A feature that can't be > turned off is a bug. > > Wietse Maybe I asked my question in

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-12 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 12.03.2011 14:19, schrieb Stan Hoeppner: > Wietse Venema put forth on 3/11/2011 8:55 PM: >> Stan Hoeppner: >>> I've often wondered why MX lookups aren't disabled automatically when >>> setting relayhost=. >> >> Because there is no way to turn it on! A feature that can't be >> turned off is a

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-12 Thread Wietse Venema
Stan Hoeppner: > I've often wondered why MX lookups aren't disabled automatically when > setting relayhost=. Wietse: > Because there is no way to turn it on! A feature that can't be > turned off is a bug. Stan Hoeppner: > Maybe I asked my question in the wrong way Wietse. What I'm wondering >

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-12 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Wietse Venema put forth on 3/12/2011 9:00 AM: > With Postfix, ALL SMTP DESTINATIONS are subject to MX lookup unless Thank you for clarifying this Wietse. I don't recall seeing this explicitly stated in postconf 5, but I do recall seeing "use [] to disable MX lookups" in the text of many paramete

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-12 Thread Wietse Venema
Stan Hoeppner: > Wietse Venema put forth on 3/12/2011 9:00 AM: > > > With Postfix, ALL SMTP DESTINATIONS are subject to MX lookup unless > > Thank you for clarifying this Wietse. I don't recall seeing this > explicitly stated in postconf 5 This SMTP client property is documented in the SMTP cli

Re: round-robin sending SMTP server ?

2011-03-14 Thread /dev/rob0
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 07:19:08AM -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Wietse Venema put forth on 3/11/2011 8:55 PM: > > Stan Hoeppner: > >> I've often wondered why MX lookups aren't disabled > >> automatically when setting relayhost=. > > > > Because there is no way to turn it on! A feature that can't