Yes Jim, setting up a local_recipients_map is a *good* thing.
Jim Douglas wrote: > I am a victim of massive amounts or email being rejected(that did not > originate from my server) and sent to a user that does not exist on my > server, which in turn gets forwarded to the admin email address. I want > to Reject Unknown Local Recipients with Postfix/DBMAIL. > > This is what's happening, > http://www.postfix.org/BACKSCATTER_README.html > > I have this setting in mail.cf, > mailbox_transport = dbmail-lmtp:localhost:24 > local_recipient_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-recipients.cf > > this is sql-recipients.cf, > user = dbmail > password = mypw > hosts = localhost > dbname = dbmail > table = dbmail_aliases > select_field = alias > where_field = alias > > And the postfix docs say, > > "If a local username or address is not listed in $local_recipient_maps, > then the Postfix SMTP server will reject the address with "User unknown > in local recipient table" > > http://www.postfix.org/LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README.html.. > > ...is this a dbmail config setting I need to change? > > Thanks, > Jim > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don’t miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from > Microsoft® Office Live > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > DBmail mailing list > DBmail@dbmail.org > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > -- ________________________________________________________________ Paul Stevens paul at nfg.nl NET FACILITIES GROUP GPG/PGP: 1024D/11F8CD31 The Netherlands________________________________http://www.nfg.nl _______________________________________________ DBmail mailing list DBmail@dbmail.org https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail
