On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 02:40:27PM -0400, b...@bitrate.net wrote:
> On Oct 28, 2012, at 12.47, thorso...@lavabit.com wrote:
> > I don't want to send emails directly from my server. (I'm going 
> > to connect from a client.)
> > 
> > I have the following settings in "main.cf":
> > 
> > mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
> > smtpd_recipient_restrictions =
> > permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
> > 
> > I guess that I should remove "permit_mynetworks", but what about 
> > "mynetworks"? Should I remove that line or it will be enough to 
> > use the following?
> > 
> > mynetworks =
> 
> i'm a fan of not using mynetworks as well, and prefer to use 
> check_client_access for what mynetworks was traditionally used
> to accomplish.  to be thorough, you'd do both.  do keep in mind
> though that there are a number of other parameters whose defaults 
> reference mynetworks or permit_mynetworks.  this doesn't mean it 
> can't be done, and it works fine for me, but you just need to be 
> aware that other adjustments may be necessary as well, depending
> on the particulars of your setup.

Unsetting mynetworks should be quite safe, acting just as if any 
address checked is not within $mynetworks.

The good thing about mynetworks is that all other things that use 
$mynetworks are consistent. These are supposed to be the hosts under 
your direct control.
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