Postfix smtp outgoing load balancing
I got good workaround for balancing smtp outgoing from postfix mailing list archives(not using expensive real load balancer). suppose we have 4 smtp servers for outgoing email, and we need to configure/load balance like this:
+------------+
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+----------> smtp backend a -------->| |
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clients --------> smtp lb -----> smtp backend b -------->| Intenet |
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+----------> smtp backend c -------->| |
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+------------+
Here’s the configuration :