Re: [Exim] Relaying question

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Author: Johann Spies
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Relaying question
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 12:47:27PM +0100, Mark Hynes wrote:

> If the servers you can't reach just timeout (so the mail is deferred rather
> than bounced) you could use the fallback_hosts option on the smtp transport,
> listing maties1 and/or maties2 (You could do this for just the domains you
> know about, or all domains). Something like this:
>
> smtp_with_fallback:
> driver = smtp
> fallback_hosts = maties1 : maties2
> hosts_randomize
>
> Or you could create a separate router for these domains on maties3, using
> manualroute ro route them to maties1/2. Something like this:
>
> route_awkward_domains:
> driver = manualroute
> domains = <domain list>
> route_list = * maties1:maties2
> transport = remote_smtp
> hosts_randomize
>
> If you just let all the maties servers relay mail from each other by
> listing their addresses in your hostlist to relay (I think the default config
> uses a hostlist called relay_hosts in the ACL) you shouldn't have any open
> relay problems.
>


Thanks Mark!

Regards
Johann


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