On Sat, Nov 02, 2024 at 05:54:31PM -0400, Wietse Venema via Postfix-users wrote:
> Chris Green via Postfix-users:
> > Postfix doesn't, by default, follow a .forward file which is a
> > symbolic link. I know this is for security since a symbolic link is
>
> It's not by default, it's always.
>
> > easier to tamper with than a 'real' file but I am a single user on my
> > own desktop system and it would be really handy (from a configuration
> > management point of view) if I *could* have a .forward that's a
> > symbolic link.
> >
> > Is there a postfix configuration setting to relax this requirement?
>
> No, and there is no have plan to add one after 25+ years.
>
> If you don't want .forward files in home directories, then you can
> tell Postfix with the forward_path configuration parameter where
> to look for a .forward-like file, for example, look first in a home
> directory, then look somewhere else. The file does not even have
> to have the name .forward.
>
> The default is:
> forward_path = $home/.forward${recipient_delimiter}${extension},
> $home/.forward
>
> There are some examples in
> https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#forward_path
>
> A .forward-like file must be a regular file, it must be owned by
> the recipient, and it must not be world writable.
>
> If your .forward files are not owned by the recipient, then you
> will have to change your account provisioning process.
>
Thank you Wietse, changing where the file is will allow me to do
exactly what I need. Excellent! :-)
--
Chris Green
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