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Date:      Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:23:46 -0400
From:      Alejandro Imass <ait@p2ee.org>
To:        Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: postfix INST_BASE option
Message-ID:  <CAHieY7RaL2br04W0LVJGvjn9cJ3LkfhX7Rp_9oLB5KDu=-mgMQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20111103104713.7746a954.web@3dresearch.com>
References:  <20111103104713.7746a954.web@3dresearch.com>

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On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com> wrote:
> Could you comment on the pros and cons of using INST_BASE=on in postfix
> on a production server?
>

Great question! I know there has been some discussion to be able to
choose your base MTA upon install but I don't know how far this has
gone.
I don't use that option but rather install it as a regular port,
register it in mailer.conf when it asks you to and then do this in
your rc.conf

sendmail_enable="NO"
sendmail_submit_enable="NO"
sendmail_outbound_enable="NO"
sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO"
postfix_enable="YES"

I haven't used the INST_BASE option out of fear that it might give me
trouble on building world and upgrading. Also a new approach I'm
taking is using EzJail for "service jails" so use a pure MTA jail and
use the base sendmail as a relay to that. For the time being I'm using
posfix on the base system to relay  but in the future I plan to do it
with the native sendmail and only use postfix on the MTA service jail.

-- 
Alejandro Imass


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