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Re: local delivery fails ((unknown mail transport error) when combined with mailbox_transport_maps

From: Wietse Venema <wietse_at_nospam>
Date: Tue Jun 15 2010 - 10:50:22 GMT
To: jan@weitan.org

jan@weitan.org:
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> Hi,
>
> > Do not list weitan.org in mydestination. It should be a relay
> > destination. Therefore, use relay_domains and relay_recipient_maps
> > as explained in ADDRESS_CLASS_README and STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.
>
> > Use virtual_alias_maps (NOT VIRTUAL ALIAS DOMAINS) to deliver that
> > one user locally.
> >
> > jan@example.com jan@localhost
> Everything works now.
>
> But now i need some advice to make this server the primary mail server.

This is a standard configuration. Use MX records to send mail to
Postfix, use transport_maps to sendmail to the "mailbox" machine.

http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.html

Look for mail gateway.

        Wietse