On 1/23/2015 2:33 PM, rogt3...@proinbox.com wrote: > Hi Noel > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Noel Jones wrote: >> On 1/23/2015 1:50 PM, rogt3...@proinbox.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, at 08:40 AM, rogt3...@proinbox.com wrote: >>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, at 08:32 AM, Noel Jones wrote: >>>>> Of course, automatic address verification depends on the target >>>>> server correctly responding to unknown recipients. >>> >>> I'm putting the pieces of my MULTI_INSTANCE + FIREWALL/GATEWAY together and >>> starting to tighten up the MX restrictions. >>> >> >> Why are you using multi instances??? Did I miss something? > > No, not really (http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.mail.postfix.user/248500) > ...No, > > I'm using MULTI_INSTANCE simply because it seems cleaner to me than a single > monolithic setup, and that that's the recommended basis for the choice. From > > http://www.postfix.org/MULTI_INSTANCE_README.html > > "Since there is no single right way to configure your system, we > recommend that you choose what makes you most comfortable. If different > Postfix services don't involve incompatible main.cf or master.cf settings, > and if they can be combined together without complex tricks, then a single > monolithic configuration may be the simplest approach. > > The purpose of multi-instance support in Postfix is not to force you to > create multiple Postfix instances, but rather to give you a choice. Multiple > instances give you the freedom to tune each Postfix instance to a single task > that it does well and to combine instances into complete systems." > > Eventually I'll add other features as I migrate from the original 3 servers. > Piecewise, instance-by-instance made sense to me. So I've broken it down > into pieces, and am working one getting them working one at a time. > > Roger >
Unless you're currently planning on using an after-queue content inspection system, or complex transports that can't be expressed in a single instance, stick with a single instance. If later you decide you want multiple instances, it's not that big a deal to add once you're already familiar with postfix. Before you tackle the rocket-powered roller skates, make sure you can skate. -- Noel Jones
