On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, Curtis Villamizar <cur...@orleans.occnc.com> wrote: > > In message > <CAFMGiz9FBgvwGB8zGzD=d=0z_spwnap_oly_crsaqabjkxd...@mail.gmail.com> ... > > > You need to instances of smtpd. One on port 587 (MSA) and a mail > > > transfer agent (MTA) on port 25 which is where the MX record point to. ... > What an MSA does is well defined in RFC 6409 "Message Submission for > Mail". ... > The "null client" is a type of configuration described in the postfix > documentation and in your case is your home PC. What makes it a null > client is primarily the "inet_interfaces = loopback-only". Your home > PC is closer to being a MUA. > > The MSA is not a null client. The MSA common configuration (shared > with MTA function) typically has "inet_interfaces = all" (the > default). The MSA and MTA are defined in master.cf with the (small) > differences defined in the arguments. ... > ps - maybe this will help get you started. ...
Wow, Curtis, thanks so much--very helpful! I'm working down that path now and promise to report back later. In my opinion, that info should be a HOWTO on the Postfix site! Best regards, -Tom
