[TriLUG] Postfix Relay issues

Tue Oct 9 19:09:05 EDT 2007

   local_recipient_maps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps

Ok I see that local_recipient_maps gets it information from $alias_maps
The value of alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases

I have only one entry in aliases which changes root to gsdsysop.
It doesnt look like local_recipient_maps is the thing, or is it?

Ah! Setting the local_recipient_maps to its default setting got rid of 
that particular error.
Now mail is bouncing.

Ok problem solved. Changing the parameter mydomain to the domain name 
and then
adding it to the mydestination parameter allowed Postfix to point the 
mail at the server
specified by the MX record.

Thanks for the help!

CUL,
Neil Little, WA4AZL
JARS Forever!!

Douglas Ward wrote:
> 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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