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Subject: Re: how to bind smtp client to specific address?
From: Rafi Sadowsky (rafimeron.openu.ac.il)
Date: Fri Mar 31 2000 - 18:35:00 CST

On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Wietse Venema wrote:

> Rafi Sadowsky:
> > > Adding support for a Postfix-wide source IP address isn't difficult.
> > > Adding support for destination-dependent source IP address is more
> > > trouble.
> > >
> > > Wietse
> > >
> > Could that include the source address for syslog calls ?
>
> I do not see how. Postfix logging relies on the syslog library
> routines. Different systems have different implementations.
>
> However, all Postfix logging is controlled from one place, so it
> is possible to add support to Postfix for a different logging
> mechanism without having to change code all over the place.
 May I suggest having a configurable parameter in main.cf
such that the "postfix" string in the logging will have the parameter
appended to to it (separated by a dash or slash or <whatever>)

tnx
        Rafi

>
> > running multiple instances of postfix(bound to different virtual IP addresses
> > on the same machine while sysloging locally)
> > the source address for SMTP is fine
> > - but it's rather hard to tell which instance of Postfix logged what ...
> > (this is on Solaris 2.6)
>
> Yes, that can be quite difficult. The only way out is to use a more
> flexible logging interface than syslog.
>
> Wietse
>
>