> On 15 Jan 2023, at 02:55, Viktor Dukhovni <postfix-us...@dukhovni.org> wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 01:47:10AM +0100, Gerben Wierda wrote: > >> I am looking at putting HAproxy between the internet and my two inside >> postfix MTA's > > Is there a good reason to do that? If not, don't.
Agreed. Sadly there is in my case. > I have a question. The documentation says: "The name of the proxy >> protocol used by an optional before-postscreen proxy agent ". > > What's optional is using a proxy. Once you do or don't the rest > is fully determined. Thank you. >> 'Optional' seems to suggest I can safely set these to haproxy even if >> no haproxy is used. > > No. > >> Is that a correct interpretation? Because it is ambiguous. > > Only if you're looking to creatively misread it. That was uncalled for (nor true). Unambiguous would be for instance: "The name of the proxy protocol. This is required when you use a before-postscreen proxy agent " G