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====== Outgoing mails from postfix to relayhost ====== | ====== Outgoing mails from postfix to relayhost ====== | ||
- | In order to let another mail server handle your outgoing mail traffic do following: | + | In order to let another mail server handle your outgoing mail traffic you need basically two things: |
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+ | Relayhost should allow your server to relay mails to it (not in this description)\\ | ||
+ | Postfix should forward all mails to relayhost. | ||
Edit /etc/postfix/main.cf | Edit /etc/postfix/main.cf | ||
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inet_interfaces = loopback-only | inet_interfaces = loopback-only | ||
and reload postfix configuration | and reload postfix configuration | ||
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+ | Verify the server is able to relay mails via relayhost: | ||
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+ | mail -s "Hello world" <your mail address> | ||
+ | <Type a message and end with ctrl+d> | ||
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