Ren? Fournier: > I'm slowly switching all my UNIX needs over to Macports packages, > from Mac OS X Server's Admin console. This means learning a few > new things, such as mail in general, and Postfix in particular. > > Now, I've found lots of tutorials on Postfix that cover a range > of topics, seemingly for moderate-to-complex needs. Mine are pretty > simple. I have a server that simply needs to send out notification > emails on a regular, high-volume basis. I would like to avoid > blacklists and spam algorithms (since my application is not spam), > and therefore do things "the right way" -- but without adding > unnecessary complexity (virus scanning, web mail (there are no > user accounts here), etc.).
With high enough volume it may be more productive to hire a professional email service provider (ESP). I'm not in that business. > Any suggestions where to start? I suppose there's a bit of DNS > stuff I need to do to in terms of pointing an MX record at this > machines public IP address, etc. Anyway, any suggestion are highly > appreciated. Thanks! High-volume email is not covered in Postfix documentation as the requirements are complex and subject to change. For an overview see http://wiki.wordtothewise.com/Main_Page Wietse
