[nos-bbs] FW: smtp gateway options

[Bob Tenty]

Hi Michael,

You are using,

domain update off there what gives a static domain.txt

OK, that makes all sense in your application.

Comprende



73,

Bob VE3TOK

On 11/12/2011 8:48 PM, Michael Fox - N6MEF wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> I realize that it's possible to configure JNOS to use domain.txt as a cache
> for DNS.  But we prefer to keep domain.txt static, like a regular linux
> /etc/host file so it doesn't end up being a mess to read.  That way JNOS
> behaves like if you have /etc/nsswitch.conf configured with "files dns".
>
> I don't know how you conclude that the nonlocal proposal isn't necessary.
> Perhaps it's not in your environment.  That's o.k.  But I have already
> described one actual real-world example.  There are probably others.  Simply
> having more than one JNOS system connected over the air means you DON'T want
> to send everything over the air to the gateway, and then back again over the
> air to the destination, when it could have gone direct.  Hope that
> clarifies.
>
> Michael
> N6MEF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nos-bbs-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:nos-bbs-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf
> Of Bob Tenty
> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 12:53 PM
> To: TAPR xNOS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] FW: smtp gateway options
>
> Michael,
>
> I'm only for two options.
>
> old behaviour
>
> new behaviour - all messages are forwarded to smtp gateway.
> This is the same default behaviour in linux/unix MTA's like postfix, exim,
> etc. when a mail relay is setup in the config of these servers.
>
> You three options makes it too complex and is also unnecessary in practice.
> (in my opinion)
>
> With other words,  "smtp gateway nonlocal" of your proposal isn't necessary.
>
> domain.txt and dns look up go hand in hand. The domain text is the cache for
> the dns.
>
> Not in the domain.txt or an expired entry automatically triggers a domain
> lookup.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Bob VE3TOK
>
>
> On 11/12/2011 12:37 PM, Michael Fox - N6MEF wrote:
>> Does anyone object to the functionality proposed below (whatever the
>> actual syntax may end up being)?
>>
>> Bob Tenty? Bill Lewis?
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> *From:*nos-bbs-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:nos-bbs-bounces at tapr.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Michael Fox - N6MEF
>> *Sent:* Friday, December 09, 2011 2:52 PM
>> *To:* nos-bbs list
>> *Subject:* [nos-bbs] smtp gateway options
>>
>> Well, no one else has spoken up, so perhaps the broader options I was
>> proposing are of no interest. So I'll narrow the proposal. The syntax
>> below is just an example. I'm not particular about syntax - just the
>> functionality.
>>
>> Current situation/behavior:
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Command: smtp gateway
>>
>> Description: Displays or sets the host to be used as a "smart" mail
>> relay. Any mail sent to a host not in the domain.txt file or not found
>> via a nameserver query will instead be sent to the gateway for
>> forwarding (if #define'd). To undefined the gateway, specify "none".
>>
>> New options:
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Command: smtp gateway nonlocal
>>
>> Description: Displays or sets the host to be used as a "smart" mail
>> relay. Any mail sent to a host not in the domain.txt file will instead
>> be sent to the gateway for forwarding (if #define'd). To undefined the
>> gateway, specify "none".
>>
>> Command: smtp gateway all
>>
>> Description: Displays or sets the host to be used as a "smart" mail
>> relay. Any mail will be sent to the gateway for forwarding (if
>> #define'd). To undefined the gateway, specify "none".
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> N6MEF
>>
>>
>>
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