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Woozle: /* Pages */

2021-09-17T16:00:44Z

Pages

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	* [[/fixing]]: diagnosis of installations that aren't working right		* [[/fixing]]: diagnosis of installations that aren't working right
	* see also: [[DKIM]], [[DMARC]], [[Sender Policy Framework]] (SPF)		* see also: [[DKIM]], [[DMARC]], [[Sender Policy Framework]] (SPF)
			* [[/chroot]]: running Postfix in a [[chroot]]ed environment

	===Files===		===Files===
	* [[/main.cf]]		* [[/main.cf]]

Woozle: /* About */

2021-09-17T15:49:58Z

About

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	* [[/aliasing]]: managing email redirects/aliases		* [[/aliasing]]: managing email redirects/aliases
	* [[/fixing]]: diagnosis of installations that aren't working right		* [[/fixing]]: diagnosis of installations that aren't working right
			* see also: [[DKIM]], [[DMARC]], [[Sender Policy Framework]] (SPF)
	===Files===		===Files===
	* [[/main.cf]]		* [[/main.cf]]
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	* [[/flow]]: the flow of messages across the various helper programs that make up Postfix		* [[/flow]]: the flow of messages across the various helper programs that make up Postfix
	* [[/SSL]]: Postfix and SSL		* [[/SSL]]: Postfix and SSL

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	After making changes to the Postfix configuration files, you don't actually have to stop and restart Postfix to load the changes; you can just type (as root) "postfix reload".		After making changes to the Postfix configuration files, you don't actually have to stop and restart Postfix to load the changes; you can just type (as root) "postfix reload".

Woozle at 14:43, 9 August 2021

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 [[Postfix]] is an [[open source]] [[mail transfer agent]] (MTA) for [[POSIX]] systems. It is fully supported by [[Webmin]]/[[VirtualMin]] and is part of the [[Dovecot]] stack.
 ===Pages===
 * [[/fixing]]: diagnosis of installations that aren't working right
 ===Files===
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 ==Notes==
 After making changes to the Postfix configuration files, you don't actually have to stop and restart Postfix to load the changes; you can just type (as root) "postfix reload".
 ===automatic BCC===

Woozle: /* aliases */

2021-08-09T14:24:23Z

aliases

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	After making changes to the Postfix configuration files, you don't actually have to stop and restart Postfix to load the changes; you can just type (as root) "postfix reload".		After making changes to the Postfix configuration files, you don't actually have to stop and restart Postfix to load the changes; you can just type (as root) "postfix reload".
	===aliases===		===aliases===
	To set up aliases, either edit the file specified by the [[/main.cf/alias_maps\|alias_maps]] setting in [[/main.cf\|main.cf]] ([[etc/aliases\|/etc/aliases]] by default) and then run [[newaliases]] (or "postalias /etc/aliases") to update the database, or else use [[Webmin]] ("Mail Aliases" icon~~, then click on the~~ "Create a new alias" link).		To set up aliases, either edit the file specified by the [[/main.cf/alias_maps\|alias_maps]] setting in [[/main.cf\|main.cf]] ([[etc/aliases\|/etc/aliases]] by default) and then run [[newaliases]] (or <code>postalias /etc/aliases</code>) to update the database, or else use [[Webmin]] (Servers → Postfix Mail Server → "Mail Aliases" icon → "Create a new alias" link).

	There is also a <code>/etc/postfix/virtual</code> file for aliases in virtual domains.		There is also a <code>/etc/postfix/virtual</code> file for aliases in virtual domains; it can be edited manually, but you need to run <code>postmap /etc/postfix/virtual</code> after modifying it.

	'''Notes''':		'''Notes''':

Woozle: /* Links */ Postfix wiki domain now points to localhost :-P

2021-08-09T13:22:14Z

Links: Postfix wiki domain now points to localhost :-P

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	===Reference===		===Reference===
	* {{wikipedia\|Postfix (software)}}		* {{wikipedia\|Postfix (software)}}
	* [http://postfix.wiki.xs4all.nl/ wiki]
	** [http://postfix.wiki.xs4all.nl/index.php?title=Relay_recipient_maps_using_LDAP_against_Active_Directory Relay recipient maps using LDAP against Active Directory]

Woozle: /* aliases */

2021-08-09T13:18:23Z

aliases

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	===aliases===		===aliases===
	To set up aliases, either edit the file specified by the [[/main.cf/alias_maps\|alias_maps]] setting in [[/main.cf\|main.cf]] ([[etc/aliases\|/etc/aliases]] by default) and then run [[newaliases]] (or "postalias /etc/aliases") to update the database, or else use [[Webmin]] ("Mail Aliases" icon, then click on the "Create a new alias" link).		To set up aliases, either edit the file specified by the [[/main.cf/alias_maps\|alias_maps]] setting in [[/main.cf\|main.cf]] ([[etc/aliases\|/etc/aliases]] by default) and then run [[newaliases]] (or "postalias /etc/aliases") to update the database, or else use [[Webmin]] ("Mail Aliases" icon, then click on the "Create a new alias" link).

			There is also a <code>/etc/postfix/virtual</code> file for aliases in virtual domains.

	'''Notes''':		'''Notes''':
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	* Stopping and starting the postfix daemon does ''not'' update from the aliases file; you still have to run newaliases.		* Stopping and starting the postfix daemon does ''not'' update from the aliases file; you still have to run newaliases.
	* see [http://www.postfix.org/aliases.5.html aliases] for more information.		* see [http://www.postfix.org/aliases.5.html aliases] for more information.

	===virtual users===		===virtual users===
	By default, virtual aliases seem to get looked up only when email comes from the outside; locally generated emails are "returned" as undeliverable with the error message "Diagnostic-Code: x-unix; user unknown"		By default, virtual aliases seem to get looked up only when email comes from the outside; locally generated emails are "returned" as undeliverable with the error message "Diagnostic-Code: x-unix; user unknown"

Woozle at 14:11, 29 October 2020

2020-10-29T14:11:43Z

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	</hide>		</hide>
	==About==		==About==
	[[Postfix]] is an [[open source]] [[mail transfer agent]] (MTA) for [[POSIX]] systems. It is fully supported by [[Webmin]] and is part of the [[Dovecot]] stack.		[[Postfix]] is an [[open source]] [[mail transfer agent]] (MTA) for [[POSIX]] systems. It is fully supported by [[Webmin]]/[[VirtualMin]] and is part of the [[Dovecot]] stack.
			===Pages===
			* [[/fixing]]: diagnosis of installations that aren't working right
	===Files===		===Files===
	* [[/main.cf]]		* [[/main.cf]]

Woozle: /mail.log

2016-02-15T14:47:06Z

/mail.log

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	* [[/main.cf]]		* [[/main.cf]]
	* [[/master.cf]]: formatted list of transport helper applications		* [[/master.cf]]: formatted list of transport helper applications
			* [[/mail.log]] (typically found in /var/log)
	===Internal Apps===		===Internal Apps===
	* [[/aliases]] ([http://www.postfix.org/aliases.5.html reference])		* [[/aliases]] ([http://www.postfix.org/aliases.5.html reference])

Woozle: updated SMW

2015-04-09T22:41:46Z

updated SMW

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 ==About==
-[[category:software]]
+[[Postfix]] is an [[open source]] [[mail transfer agent]] (MTA) for [[POSIX]] systems. It is fully supported by [[Webmin]] and is part of the [[Dovecot]] stack.
 ===Files===
 * [[/main.cf]]

Woozle: /* pages to index */ Postfix as a backup MX

2015-04-09T13:51:17Z

pages to index: Postfix as a backup MX

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	@vbz.com archive{{CURRENTYEAR}}@vbz.com		@vbz.com archive{{CURRENTYEAR}}@vbz.com
	===pages to index===		===pages to index===
	~~I have these open in tabs, so they are probably relevant to something~~:		Possibly useful pages:
			* [https://www.howtoforge.com/postfix_backup_mx Setting Up Postfix As A Backup MX]
	* [http://www.postfix.org/ADDRESS_REWRITING_README.html Postfix Address Rewriting]		* [http://www.postfix.org/ADDRESS_REWRITING_README.html Postfix Address Rewriting]
	* [http://www.postfix.org/trivial-rewrite.8.html trivial-rewrite] (manpage)		* [http://www.postfix.org/trivial-rewrite.8.html trivial-rewrite] (manpage)