Mailwatch configuration for some servers

[Glenn Steen]

On 10/11/06, Philippe BEAU <philippe at beau.nom.fr> wrote:
> > Philippe BEAU wrote:
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I've try Mailwatch and find it very usefull. Also i found there is a lot
> >> of developpement to do on.
> >>
> >> i would like to found a documentation to install Mailwatch with 2
> >> mailscanners servers. Is anyone did it ?
> >>
> >> i have made a french version of mailwatch (if someone is interested) and
> >> i
> >> will plan to integrate this to my web interface
> >>
> >> best regards
> >>
> >> Philippe,
> >
> > No docs.. some guidelines though.
> >
> > Set 'n' similar servers with MailScanner + MTA + MailWatch. Identify one
> > of them as the Database server (or have an altogether different DB
> > server). Configure Mailwatch.pm and conf.php on every server to talk to
> > the database on this server (and additionally SQLBlacklist.pm).
> >
>
> i'm ok with this.
>
> > To reduce complication install but do not use MailScanner + MTA +
> > MailWatch + SA (with rules) on the DB server as well. Make sure you
> > rsync the MailScanner configuration files and any extra rules that you
> > use in SA.
> >
> > Now see if each server can ping to every other server using their
> > respective FQDNs (read Fully qualified hostnames). Additionally each
> > server ought to be able to access apache (port 80) on every other server.
> >
> > This should get you started.. more can be taken up on the mailwatch list
> > if required.
> >
>
> yes but how the main server know the others ?
>
By the maillog table content. Do a
select distinct(hostname) from maillog;
in the mysql CLI (on the mailscanner DB, of course). This should yield
the FQDN of the host that put the entry in the database... and would
hold any quarantine files etc.
The rest is quite simple;-).

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