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15/04/2006, 10h57

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:06:00 +0200, Jeffrey Overman wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:30:16 +0000, Greg Hackney wrote:
>
>> Jeffrey Overman wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is it possible to bind to a specific interface for outgoing SMTP sessions?
>>> I've got one real interface with 3 aliases configured for it. I'd like to use
>>> one of those aliases as the interface which is used for sending mail out.
>>>
>>> Can this be done with postfix? I know how to do it with sendmail and exim,
>>> but that won't get me far as I'm using postfix at the moment

>>>
>>> Thanx,
>>>
>>
>>
>> Some relevant configs in main.cf:
>>
>> inet_interfaces - contols which IP addresses that Postfix listens on.
>>
>> smtp_bind_address - specifies which IP address to send email from.
>>
>> myhostname - sets the Postfix name for the mail server7
>
> The smtp_bind_address did the trick. Thanx! The only strange thing is
> that when I do a 'postconf -d' and grep for the option, it doesn't have

Okay, that's a brain fart on my side. I shouldn't use the -d flag if I
want to see the actual value *doh*.

I'm going to get another cup of coffee.

Greetz,

--
Jeffrey Overman

Everybody needs to believe in something, I believe I'll have another beer...

15/04/2006, 10h57	#4
Jeffrey Overman Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: Bind to a specific interface for outgoing SMTP sessions On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:06:00 +0200, Jeffrey Overman wrote: > On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:30:16 +0000, Greg Hackney wrote: > >> Jeffrey Overman wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is it possible to bind to a specific interface for outgoing SMTP sessions? >>> I've got one real interface with 3 aliases configured for it. I'd like to use >>> one of those aliases as the interface which is used for sending mail out. >>> >>> Can this be done with postfix? I know how to do it with sendmail and exim, >>> but that won't get me far as I'm using postfix at the moment >>> >>> Thanx, >>> >> >> >> Some relevant configs in main.cf: >> >> inet_interfaces - contols which IP addresses that Postfix listens on. >> >> smtp_bind_address - specifies which IP address to send email from. >> >> myhostname - sets the Postfix name for the mail server7 > > The smtp_bind_address did the trick. Thanx! The only strange thing is > that when I do a 'postconf -d' and grep for the option, it doesn't have Okay, that's a brain fart on my side. I shouldn't use the -d flag if I want to see the actual value doh. I'm going to get another cup of coffee. Greetz, -- Jeffrey Overman Everybody needs to believe in something, I believe I'll have another beer...