On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:04 AM, Dave <d...@davestechshop.net> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Dave <d...@davestechshop.net> wrote: >> >> This problem only happens when I send email to r...@localhost. >> >> The email is re-addressed to d...@myolddomain.net, as so: >> >> to=<d...@myolddomain.net>, orig_to=<r...@localhost> >> >> There is no entry in aliases, generic, virtual nor anywhere else I can >> find that still has a reference to myolddomain.net. >> >> Furthermore, if I address the email to root (not r...@localhost) this >> problematic aliasing does not happen. >> >> What could be responsible for this strange aliasing behavior? >> >> Here is the log: >> >> Jan 29 00:27:20 ubuntu postfix/pickup[28515]: 35807123E5: uid=1000 >> from=<me> >> Jan 29 00:27:20 ubuntu postfix/cleanup[28518]: 35807123E5: >> message-id=<20090129052720.nn...@example.com> >> Jan 29 00:27:20 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[28514]: 35807123E5: >> from=<m...@example.com>, size=308, nrcpt=1 (queue active) >> Jan 29 00:27:20 ubuntu postfix/cleanup[28518]: 3A67A1231F: >> message-id=<20090129052720.nnn...@example.com> >> Jan 29 00:27:20 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[28514]: 3A67A1231F: >> from=<m...@example.com>, size=434, nrcpt=1 (queue active) >> Jan 29 00:27:20 ubuntu postfix/local[28520]: 35807123E5: >> to=<r...@localhost>, relay=local, delay=4.1, delays=4/0.01/0/0.08, >> dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (forwarded as 3A67A1231F) >> Jan 29 00:27:20 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[28514]: 35807123E5: removed >> Jan 29 00:27:21 ubuntu postfix/smtp[28521]: 3A67A1231F: >> to=<d...@myolddomain.net>, orig_to=<r...@localhost>, >> relay=aspmx.l.google.com[209.85.133.114]:25, delay=1, >> delays=0.08/0.04/0.43/0.49, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 OK 1233206841 >> b7si28689843ana.19) >> Jan 29 00:27:21 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[28514]: 3A67A1231F: removed > > > Solved. I discovered that my installation had two aliases databases. One was > in /etc/ and the other was in /etc/postfix/. Main.cf was pointing to only > one of them (in /etc/), but in some strange way the aliases database in > /etc/postfix was influencing Postfix's behavior. Is that by design? > > I got rid of one aliases file/database, ran newaliases and the problem is > solved. >
That's twice tonight that you've posted a question to the list and then solved it yourself a few minutes later. It's good that you are learning how to help yourself, but please show us the courtesy of spending these few extra needed minutes learning *before* posting a question here.
