[nzlug] Postfix + SASL authencation to another Postfix

David Hawke David.Hawke at ppfort.net
Fri Feb 29 16:50:52 NZDT 2008


Chris Hodgetts wrote:
> Hey, 
>
> I was wondering, if anyone knows how to do this?
>
> I have a machine outside my network, the ISP it's connected to blocks
> port 25. (and has a non-static public address).
>
> I want the postfix instance on it to connect back to our primary postfix
> server(on a static IP), on another port, and authenticate via sasl so
> this box can deliver messages back to us here in the office.
>
> Postfix on the hostile network is only listening to 127.0.0.1, and in
> reality the only mail from this box will be log checks, and so forth,
> standard admin emails.
>
> If the remote box had a static IP I would just add that address to
> mynetworks but as it doesn't, I thought this could be a good way to do
> it.
>
>   
Hook them up with openvpn and transfer the mail across the tunnel.

Make sure that the connection is persistent and it will be fine with
dynamic connections

David H

> Unless anyone has any other suggestions...
>
>
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