Re: sendmail as a secondary MX

[Janet Sullivan <ciscogeek@xxxxxxxx>]

justin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> in tx's tx.bgp4.net.mc:
> define(`SMART_HOST', `nj.bgp4.net')
>
> I'll have to go digging to find my notes on the issue, but I did a similar
> thing with a FreeBSD secondary/Windows primary setup at my old workplace,
> and had similar symptoms.  I was dealing with multiple domains, though,
> and you are working within a single domain, which may be the difference
> here.

Actually, I am working with multiple domains, I'm just using bgp4.net as 
an example - the problem exists over all domains.

I've never used SMART_HOST before on a secondary, and I don't know 
that's really the right way to do it.  For my server at home, yes, I use 
SMART_HOST to deliver my mail.  But a secondary, especially one for 
multiple domains, should be able to deliver mail based on the MX records.

That said, I may give it a shot just for the heck of it. ;-)

> For laughs, you could try putting the new version of sendmail on DragonFly
> and see if it works "right".  That may be more pain than you feel like
> enduring right now, though.

I've thought about that.  I briefly played with the port of sendmail, 
but only for a few minutes.  I'm going to look at that again.

It just bugs me that a way of setting up a secondary that I've used on 
that box for at least the past 9 months with FreeBSD doesn't work with 
DF, and I can't figure out why.  :-/

More than one person has suggested a different program (exim or 
postfix), which I may try, but I like to use things in the base system 
when possible.  I also like to know things in the base system work.

Ah well.