On 12/18/08 5:34 PM, Wietse Venema wrote:
Rob Tanner:
I set up a separate instance of Postfix on one of my mail servers so
that I can deal with a special instance of a FAX server without messing
up production mail. The email messages it handles are always addressed
to <FAX number>@send.fax and the messages are to be delivered to a
program that swaps from and reply-to headers and then directly forwards
the mail to the FAX server which, in turn, sends it to the FAX machine
identified in the local part of the email address. The problem is that
Postfix is trying to send the message directly instead of delivering it
to a program. This is what is contained in the aliases file:
@send.fax "|/opt/local/adm/aliasfilters/FAX.filter faxfilter"
Which aliases file?
The local aliases(5) file is not indexed by domain.
The virtual alias maps does not execute commands.
Wietse
The alias is domain only because there are millions of possible FAX
machines in the world. Postfix recognizes the "@send.fax" pattern at
least for accepting the message in the first place (no error about
unknown local recipient), but I'm wondering if the way the alias is
declared is the reason the message is not being delivered to the program.
Thanks,
Rob Tanner
Linfield College
McMinnville, Oregon
The local aliases file and I was afraid of that. Since the only thing
going through this Postfix instance is the FAX stuff which needs to be
delivered to the program, is there some way to force all delivery to the
program unconditionally?
-- Rob
