I'm trying to figure out the exact line to put to /etc/postfix/main.cf
for local lmtp deliver we use: mailbox_transport = *lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp*
for remote it is supposed to be:* lmtp:host:port*
yet at the remote lmtp does not use ports. UNIX domain sockets are used instead:
netstat --listening --programs| grep lmtp unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 8457 3696/dovecot /var/run/dovecot/lmtp unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 7998 3834/master private/lmtp unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 7630 3696/dovecot /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp
Is there a different setting for lmtp using 'domain sockets' ?
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Robert Fantini robertfantini@gmail.com wrote:
Hello again Reindl Harald
I always thought Wietse Venema was only as smart as me ;-)
seriously thank you for the help.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Reindl Harald h.reindl@thelounge.net wrote:
Am 17.02.2015 um 22:51 schrieb Robert Fantini:
I want to make sure that the postfix delivery does not give up trying to get the email delivered when the lmtp host is not reachable. I do not just want to assume that the default settings are correct for us.
Are there postfix or other settings which can be checked and adjusted?
postfix was *not* written by a moron and hence in any case any mail in the queue will be re-tried until "maximal_queue_lifetime" is reached
there is no difference if lmtp is a unix socket or on the network because nobody can say for sure that the lmtpd on localhost is reachable 365/7/24 and hence any sane MTA handles errors properly
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Reindl Harald h.reindl@thelounge.net
wrote:
Am 17.02.2015 um 22:29 schrieb Robert Fantini:
we are using version 2.2.13 on debian.currently imap runs on the same system as postfix , spamassassin and other mail related software.
I'd like to move dovecot imapd and mail storage to its own system.
I've search google and wiki and could not see how to do so.
could someone please point me in the direction to that done? I like reading documentation..
here is more info on our set up:
postfix: # grep dovecot /etc/postfix/* /etc/postfix/main.cf:mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp /etc/postfix/main.cf:smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
just configure postfix to use "lmtp:host:port" of the dovecot machine