On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 06:02:23PM -0400, Wietse Venema wrote: > Jay G. Scott: > > > > a while back i posted to the effect that i couldn't get postfix to deliver > > mail all by itself. > > > > it was pointed out that because i had two versions of postfix installed > > that i was doing a bad thing. you're right. i've fixed that. > > i have ONE version of postfix installed. i compiled 2.7.1 from source. > > the OS is redhat enterprise. the MTA is properly set up in > > /etc/alternatives. > > > > mail is getting delivered from my test machine (j6). > > > > the MX records from inside the firewall will list ns5 as the lowest > > cost MTA. > > > > the problem: > > i contend that (and i'm wrong, but don't know why) j6 should relay > > this mail directly to vme.arlut.utexas.edu. instead, ns5 is > > getting involved. what am i doing wrong? > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > here's the headers from a test email: > > >From r...@arlut.utexas.edu Fri Oct 22 16:22:47 2010 > > Return-Path: <r...@arlut.utexas.edu> > > X-Original-To: g...@vme.arlut.utexas.edu > > Delivered-To: g...@vme.arlut.utexas.edu > > Received: from ns5.arlut.utexas.edu (nis1.arlut.utexas.edu [10.4.1.6]) > > by fs1.arlut.utexas.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80D96417B5 > > for <g...@vme.arlut.utexas.edu>; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:22:47 -0500 > > (CDT) > > Received: from j6.arlut.utexas.edu (j6.arlut.utexas.edu [10.3.16.13]) > > by ns5.arlut.utexas.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o9MLMlCq032303 > > for <g...@arlut.utexas.edu>; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:22:47 -0500 > > Received: from j6.arlut.utexas.edu (localhost.arlut.utexas.edu [127.0.0.1]) > > by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 1427913A301 > > for <g...@arlut.utexas.edu>; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:22:47 -0500 (CDT) > > Received: by j6.arlut.utexas.edu (Postfix, from userid 0) > > id E1C7A138E28; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:22:46 -0500 (CDT) > > To: g...@arlut.utexas.edu > > Subject: test 10 > > > > (trimmed for bandwidth.) > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > main.cf, trimmed for bandwidth. > > Please send COMPLETE output from the command "postconf -n" > and please indicate for which machine that information is. > > Wietse
this is for the test machine j6. thanks in advance. i do appreciate everyone's efforts. alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/pfmalias command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix content_filter = pmx:127.0.0.1:10025 daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix data_directory = /var/lib/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 html_directory = /opt/depot/postfix-2.7.1/html inet_interfaces = all local_recipient_maps = local_transport = error:local mail delivery is disabled mail_owner = postfix mailbox_size_limit = 0 mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix manpage_directory = /usr/local/man masquerade_domains = $mydomain masquerade_exceptions = adm amanda apache avahi beaglidx bin daemon dbus distcache dovecot ejabberd exim flexlm ftp games gdm gopher haldaemon halt hsqldb listen lp mail mailman mailnull mysql nagios named netdump news nfsnobody noaccess nobody nobody4 nscd ntp nuucp nx operator otrs pcap pegasus postfix postgres pvm root rpc rpcuser rpm sabayon shutdown smmsp smtp squid sshd sweep sync sync sys tomcat utwww uucp vcsa webalizer xfs zope message_size_limit = 0 mydestination = mydomain = arlut.utexas.edu myhostname = j6.arlut.utexas.edu mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, 10.0.0.0/8 myorigin = $mydomain newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix readme_directory = /opt/depot/postfix-2.7.1/README recipient_delimiter = + relay_domains = [ws.arlut.utexas.edu] [sisl-list.arlut.utexas.edu] [spd.arlut.utexas.edu] [lists.arlut.utexas.edu] [seaturtle.arlut.utexas.edu] [arlex.arlut.utexas.edu] [arlmail.arlut.utexas.edu] [tools.arlut.utexas.edu] [vme.arlut.utexas.edu] relay_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/pfknown_users relayhost = ns4.arlut.utexas.edu sample_directory = /etc/postfix sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix setgid_group = postdrop smtp_generic_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/pfgenerics transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/pftransport unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 -- Jay Scott 512-835-3553 g...@arlut.utexas.edu Head of Sun Support, Sr. System Administrator Applied Research Labs, Computer Science Div. S224 University of Texas at Austin
