Re: [Sheflug] QMail and AMAVIS

[Andy Smith <nospam [at] lug.org.uk>]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 11:30:12AM +0100, David Morris wrote:
> I'm just about to set up a new QMail server and include AMAVIS for scanning
> incoming SMTP. I've only used the scanner (I can't remember the name at the
> moment) which relies on the qmail-queue patch to intercept messages before.
> What I'm concerned about is that I won't be able to get SMTP relay control
> becase AMAVIS will be be getting the SMTP connection, and not qmail-smptd.
> 
> Has anyone used these two in conjunction before and managed to stop qmail
> acting as an open relay?

Have never used AMAVIS before, but surely the only place AMAVIS
passes on the mail to, is qmail-smtpd?  It doesn't try to deliver
the mail itself, right?  IN which case, why are you worried about
relaying, since you can control qmail-smtpd's relaying in the normal
fashion..

Or have I misunderstod completely...

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