The SmartList FAQ says about using the Postfix MTA:
"For large lists it may be advantageous to replace choplist with the direct sendmail wrapper call because postfix doesn't need a helper program for the load balancing."
So how do I do that exactly?
rc.init simply says: #alt_sendmail # uncomment if you'd prefer sendmail # to handle the $listdist expansion
But when I uncomment this delivery to the list fails with an error message from Postfix: test-dist@lab.applinet.nl: unknown user: "test-dist"
What's the right way to let Postfix do the load balancing itself?
Regards, René Pijlman
On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 05:23:43PM +0200, Rene Pijlman wrote:
rc.init simply says: #alt_sendmail # uncomment if you'd prefer sendmail # to handle the $listdist expansion
But when I uncomment this delivery to the list fails with an error message from Postfix: test-dist@lab.applinet.nl: unknown user: "test-dist"
You need to add an alias to your postfix aliases db like
test-dist: :include:/path_to_your_test-dist_file
That hint should also be added to the SmartList FAQ.
Werner
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 17:56:43 +0200, Werner Reisberger wrote:
You need to add an alias to your postfix aliases db like test-dist: :include:/path_to_your_test-dist_file
Thanks a bunch! I'll give it a try.
That hint should also be added to the SmartList FAQ.
Yes, I'll send it to the maintainer.
Regards, René Pijlman
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 17:56:43 +0200, you wrote:
You need to add an alias to your postfix aliases db like
test-dist: :include:/path_to_your_test-dist_fileThat hint should also be added to the SmartList FAQ.
But wait a minute! Doesn't that mean that anyone can mail directly to the test-dist@mydomain.com alias?
Perhaps this can be protected as documented on http://www.postfix.org/faq.html#internal-list, but this looks rather complicated to me.
I'm beginning to like choplist :-)
Regards, René Pijlman
On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 05:31:58PM +0200, Rene Pijlman wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 17:56:43 +0200, you wrote:
You need to add an alias to your postfix aliases db like
test-dist: :include:/path_to_your_test-dist_file
But wait a minute! Doesn't that mean that anyone can mail directly to the test-dist@mydomain.com alias?
You can choose another name for the dist-alias. But that's only security through obscurity.
Perhaps this can be protected as documented on http://www.postfix.org/faq.html#internal-list, but this looks rather complicated to me.
If you want to use the spam rules is postfix you have to understand such kind of configurations.
Werner
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