Marc Jauvin:
> I've been using Postfix for 9 years, and I really like it. There is  
> still one thing I can't seem to be able to do:
> 
> I' using the following config options:
> 
> virtual_mailbox_domains  = proxy:mysql:virtual_mailbox_domains.sql
> virtual_mailbox_maps     = proxy:mysql:virtual_mailbox_maps.sql
> virtual_alias_maps       = proxy:mysql:virtual_alias_maps.sql
> 
> But if the MX records of a domain listed in my database are modified  
> to point to external email servers, then email sent from my server TO  
> accounts @ this domain will still be delivered internally. It seems  
> postfix will not give precedence to the MX records defined for the  
> domain, but will privilege the internal transport / mapping rules.
> 
> Is there anyone out there that could give me a solution to fix this problem?

MX records do not have to point at final destinations.  Lots
of final-destination hosts sit behind gateways, where the
MX points at the gateway, not at the final host.

        Wietse

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