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Re: Postfix config question..



On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:34:46 +0100 Jamie Griffin wrote:

> > > > I am running a postfix smtp server. The school does not
> > > > object to mail coming in directly but want all ougoing mail
> > > > to go through the school mailserver.
> > > >
> > > > How do I configure to accomplish this?
> 
> You need to set the variable 
> 
> 'relayhost = [nameofsmarthostserver.tld]' in you main.cf file. 
> 
> Then create the file /etc/postfix/sasl/sasl_passwd; so, 
> 
> `cd /etc/postfix/sasl`
> `touch sasl_passwd`
> 
> 
> inside that file specify the relayhost details again: 
> 
> [nameofsmarthostserver.tld] username:password
> 
> obviously use your own login credentials for the remote server there. 

From what I recall it's also necessary to tell postfix to use SASL
and where to look for those credentials:

in main.cf:

smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl/sasl_passwd

and 'postmap /etc/postfix/sasl/sasl_passwd'

Regards,
Andrei
-- 
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(Albert Einstein)

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