Re: [gentoo-user] Help with local mail, please

["J. Roeleveld" <joost@antarean.org>]

On Friday, February 16, 2024 6:19:25 AM CET Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Wednesday, 14 February 2024 11:35:18 GMT J. Roeleveld wrote:
> > I've been using postfix for longer than I can remember.
> > The config entries I changed from default are:
> > 
> > --- main.cf ---
> > myhostname = <hostname.TLD>
> > mydomain = <TLD>
> > myorigin = <TLD>
> > mynetworks = <full list of local networks, ex. :  192.168.0.0/24,
> > 192.168.1.0/24>
> 
> That's helpful - thanks Joost.

You're welcome. Was this enough to get it working?

> > smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated,
> > reject_unauth_destination
> 
> No relaying here; all outgoing mail goes to my ISP.

If your mailserver (postfix) is sending emails to your ISP, that is (from the 
viewpoint of postfix) relaying by definition.

> > Also, are all emails sent to "mydomain" or do you have additional domains
> > configured?
> > If the latter, did you set "virtual_alias_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/
> > virtual_domains"
> > Include all virtual domains the file and converted the file to a .db ?
> 
> Just the one "mydomain"

If you have only 1 domain, keep that "virtual_alias_domains" empty.

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Joost