On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:58:40AM -0500, Carlos Williams wrote:

> I have TLS / SASL working on my email server. My question is in my
> main.cf on Postfix, I have the following parameter for TLS:
> 
> smtpd_tls_security_level = may
> 
> In my VIM editor, every parameter except the one listed above is in
> color. The above parameter is just in white.

To fix this problem, disable syntax coloring in VIM. Monochrome ASCII
text works equally well in main.cf.

> I assumed that this was
> because the parameter was not being properly recognized via Postfix.

No, it is because VIM syntax highlighting does not recognize it. VIM
is not Postfix.

> My question is why is it not in color like all the other Postfix
> parameters in VIM?

Ask on the VIM list.

> And lastly, do I need this parameter in my main.cf:
> 
> smtp_use_tls = yes

No, you should stop setting it. It is obsolete, and superceded by
smtpd_tls_security_level.

> smtpd_tls_CAfile = /path/to/my/intermediate.crt

Not needed, if you *append* the intermediate certificate to the server
certificate file.

> smtpd_tls_cert_file = /path/to/.crt
> smtpd_tls_key_file = /path/to/.key
> smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1
> smtpd_tls_security_level = may
> smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:/var/spool/postfix/smtpd_tls_cache
> smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
> tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom

Looks good. The key file should be owned by "root", mode 0600 or 0400.

-- 
        Viktor.

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