Re: [Sqlgrey-users] sqlgrey fails when configured with multiple machines

[Alex <mys...@gm...>]

Hi,

Dan, I'm hoping you can still help me, because I'm still doing something
wrong.

> I searched a long time for a way to configure the default
> policy-daemon-response in postfix from "defer_if_permit" to "dunno", but
> found nothing. I even stared at the source to postfix for a while, to see
> if it was in there, as an undocumented option. I couldnt find anything to
> suggest it.
>
> So i ended up creating an ultra simple "policy-daemon-proxy", whos only
> job was to talk to the real policy server, have faster timeout and always
> report "dunno" if something goes wrong. A really silly hack and it just
> underlines why this option should exist in postfix.
>
> Then, i went with "sqlgrey" and all my problems disappeared ;)

I did some tests this evening by basically disconnecting the server with
the master mysql database, and it caused all mail on the two remaining
systems that were still running to bounce with the "4.3.5 Server
configuration problem".

You mention here that sqlgrey has solved your problems and I apparently
don't understand how you have it configured to no longer reply with a
temporary error and somehow bypass the greylisting?

The messages aren't queued, they're just rejected, albeit temporarily, but
we can't create this single point of failure...

Thanks again for your help.
Alex