Fernando Gozalo: > Hi, > > >>>> does the postfix smtp client implement the IPv6 to IPv4 fallback > >>>> mechanism as browsers do? > >>> > >>> Postfix implements the MX fallback strategy as defined in the SMTP > >>> RFC (5321). In addition, Postfix implements this: > >>> > >>> smtp_address_preference (default: any) > >>> The address type ("ipv6", "ipv4" or "any") that the Postfix SMTP > >>> client > >>> will try first, when a destination has IPv6 and IPv4 addresses > >>> with > >>> equal MX preference. This feature has no effect unless the > >>> inet_proto- > >>> cols setting enables both IPv4 and IPv6. With Postfix 2.8 the > >>> default > >>> is "ipv6". > >>> > >>> This feature is available in Postfix 2.8 and later. > >>> > >>> Wietse > >> > >> It works with 1 mx with A and AAAA records. > >> > >> It didn't work with 2 mx with both A and AAAA records > >> (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813863). > > > > What is your smtp_address_preference setting? > > $ postconf smtp_address_preference > smtp_address_preference = ipv6
RTFM (see above) or upgrade. > $ postconf inet_protocols > inet_protocols = all %@%&@%^#$& idiot Linux distributors. Wietse