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<virtual-mta transactional> group-id 100 <source 203.0.113.10> auto-fast-flush no process-x-header Yes </source> </virtual-mta>

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<virtual-mta client-b> smtp-source-host 203.0.113.20 mail.client-b.com powermta configuration guide top

Add the following directives to your config and restart PowerMTA:

PowerMTA (PMTA) is the gold standard for high-volume email delivery. Developed by Port25 (now part of Bird), it provides unmatched speed, reliability, and granular control over outbound email traffic. You must configure the acct-file to handle bounces

<domain *> use-starttls yes </domain>

You cannot optimize what you do not measure. PowerMTA provides a built-in web dashboard and a command-line interface ( pmta show ) to monitor your queues, connection counts, and error rates in real time. Secure Web HTTP Access Inbound Authentication Checks

<domain gmail.com> # Delivery Settings max-delivery-rate 500/h # Throttle speed to warm up IP max-messages-per-connection 50 max-connections 10 # Bounce Handling dkim-sign yes dkim-identity @yourdomain.com dkim-selector your_selector dkim-private-key /etc/pmta/dkim.key

PowerMTA excels at processing complaints. You must configure the acct-file to handle bounces and FBL reports automatically.

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dkim-sign yes dkim-key /etc/pmta/keys/dkim.private dkim-selector pmta Use code with caution. Inbound Authentication Checks