[TriLUG] Postfix Relay issues

[Douglas Ward]

Try checking local_recipient_maps and make sure that the domain you are
trying to relay isn't listed there.  This file tells postfix to deliver the
message to a local mailbox.

On 10/8/07, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, the relay recipients were added to /etc/postfix/relay_recipients
> From the message it appears that Post fix thinks that these are local
> addresses. However, my understanding of all this is not complete.
>
> CUL,
> Neil Little, WA4AZL
> JARS Forever!!
>
> Douglas Ward wrote:
> > Have you tried adding the recipient to /etc/postfix/relay_recipients?
> > Usually when I get this message it's because postfix doesn't see it on
> the
> > relay list.
> >
> > On 10/8/07, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This is the first time that I have ever installed Postfix. This is on a
> >> server to relay notification mail being generated from a Cisco Box to
> >> our hosted email server.
> >> I have used the Howtos and readme files on the Postfix.org and
> >> Ubuntuforums.org sites to assist me in setting up postfix as a relay.
> >> Local mail that I generate locally on the server is completing and
> being
> >> sent to the hosted email server just fine.
> >>
> >> It's the email that generated by the Cisco box to be relayed to our
> >> hosted email server that is giving me the problem.
> >> When I generate an email message from the cisco box I get the following
> >> postfix log message:
> >> (I have munged the IP address and domain names)
> >>
> >> 10/08/2007 12:25:50 PM gsdokeos postfix/smtpd[18301] NOQUEUE: reject:
> >> RCPT from 166.XX.XX.XX.quickclick.ctc.net[166.XX.XX.XX]: 550 5.1.1
> >> <dmssuser at AA-XXXX.com>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in
> >> local recipient table; from=<nllittle at AA-XXXX.com>
> >> to=<dmssuser at AA-XXXX.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<dms.AA-XXXX.com>
> >>
> >> All of these email addresses exist on the hosted email server and I
> want
> >> them to be relayed through Postfix to the hosted email server.
> >> Here is main.cf and parameter values:
> >>
> >> # See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete
> >> version
> >>
> >>
> >> # Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first
> >> # line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default
> >> # is /etc/mailname.
> >> #myorigin = /etc/mailname
> >>
> >> smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
> >> biff = no
> >>
> >> # appending .domain is the MUA's job.
> >> append_dot_mydomain = no
> >>
> >> # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
> >> #delay_warning_time = 4h
> >>
> >> # TLS parameters
> >> smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
> >> smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
> >> smtpd_use_tls=yes
> >> smtpd_tls_session_cache_database =
> btree:${queue_directory}/smtpd_scache
> >> smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtp_scache
> >>
> >> # See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package
> for
> >> # information on enabling SSL in the smtp client.
> >>
> >> myhostname = gsdokeos
> >> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> >> alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> >> mydestination = AA-XXXX.com, lms.AA-XXXX.com, gsdokeos, localhost
> >> relayhost =
> >> mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, 166.XX.XX.XX/29
> >> mailbox_size_limit = 0
> >> recipient_delimiter = +
> >> inet_interfaces = all
> >> myorigin = /etc/mailname (contents: gsdokeos)
> >> inet_protocols = all
> >> relay_domains = $mydestination
> >> canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
> >> permit_mynetworks = $mynetworks
> >> relay_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relay_recipients
> >> local_recipient_maps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps
> >>
> >> I appreciate anyone who can enlighten me
> >>
> >> CUL,
> >> Neil Little, WA4AZL
> >> JARS Forever!!
> >>
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