From: `VL (vl.homutovgmail.com)
Date: Tue Feb 12 2008 - 04:05:42 CST

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> Yes, we always install (at least) two Postfix instances on mail servers.
> The default instance (/etc/postfix) is a vanilla null-client that handles
> local submission and relays everything via SMTP to the internal MSA. The
> real MTA is always a second instance, and this is sometimes configured
> in a cluster configuration with failover, ...
>
> Actually, it is a bit more interesting, since each machine in a pair runs a
> both native listener instance and (when its twin is failed) a drain-only
> queue for its twin.
>
> Anyway, this is all fully automated, so once you set it up (spend
> the time to do it right), it just works (TM), and is easy to support.
>
> I find that multiple single-function (simple) instances are in large
> scale environments easier to manage that a monolithic kitchen sink.

Can you point me to some documentation about running 2 postfix instances
on one machine?

As i understand, i have to create 2nd postfix configuration directory, change
path to spool and other directories and execute via postfix -c /other/dir.

Am i right?

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