On Sun, 2010-11-21 at 16:50 -0500, Jerrale G wrote:
> On 11/21/2010 4:40 PM, Andrew Beverley wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have noticed that my Postfix (version 2.3.8) is performing a
> > virtual_alias_maps mysql database query for every email that it is
> > processing, even if the domain is not listed in virtual_alias_domains.
> >
> > So for example, I have andybev.com in virtual_alias_domains and a
> > database query set up for virtual_alias_maps. When I send an email
> > *from* the server to an external email address, then that recipient (eg
> > joeblo...@hotmail.com) gets looked up in the virtual_alias_maps database
> > query first before it is delivered.
> >
> > Is this normal? This doesn't seem right, so I am thinking that there is
> > something wrong with my configuration (all of the thousands of outbound
> > emails are causing database lookups).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> You have outgoing mail being processed by smtpd where it is suppose to
> be processed by smtp.
> I would tell you how you did this but you didnt include your postconf -n
Thanks for the reply. I have copied the output from postconf -n as well
as master.cf below (a few things removed). I am using dkim-filter to
sign outgoing messages with DKIM - could this be the reason that I am
using smtpd?
postconf -n:
alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases, regexp:/etc/postfix/aliases-regexp
allow_min_user = yes
alternate_config_directories = /etc/postfix-174
command_time_limit = 5000
config_directory = /etc/postfix
default_privs = simple
header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/header_checks
home_mailbox = Maildir/
html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/html
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
message_size_limit = 20480000
milter_connect_macros = i b j _ {daemon_name} {if_name} {if_addr}
milter_default_action = accept
milter_mail_macros = {auth_author} {auth_type} {auth_authen}
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, mx1.$mydomain,
ns1.$mydomain, www.$mydomain, root.$mydomain
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
non_smtpd_milters = unix:/var/run/dkim-filter/dkim-filter.sock
parent_domain_matches_subdomains =
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/README
sample_directory = /etc/postfix
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
smtpd_authorized_verp_clients = $mynetworks
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated reject_rbl_client
zen.spamhaus.org
smtpd_helo_required = yes
smtpd_helo_restrictions = reject_invalid_helo_hostname
reject_non_fqdn_helo_hostname
smtpd_milters = unix:/var/run/clamav/milter.ctl
unix:/var/spool/postfix/spamass/spamass.sock
unix:/var/run/dkim-filter/dkim-filter.sock
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = check_recipient_access hash:/etc/postfix/access,
reject_unknown_sender_domain, permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated,
reject_unauth_destination,reject_unauth_pipelining
smtpd_restriction_classes = restrict_smtp_ip
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_alias_domains = /etc/postfix/virtual-domains
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual,
regexp:/etc/postfix/virtual-regexp, mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-global-aliases.cf,
mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-bounce-aliases.cf,
mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-majordomo-aliases.cf,
mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-aliases.cf
master.cf:
smtp inet n - n - - smtpd
submission inet n - n - - smtpd
-o smtpd_etrn_restrictions=reject
-o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
-o
smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup
cleanup unix n - n - 0 cleanup
qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr
tlsmgr unix - - n 1000? 1 tlsmgr
rewrite unix - - n - - trivial-rewrite
bounce unix - - n - 0 bounce
defer unix - - n - 0 bounce
trace unix - - n - 0 bounce
verify unix - - n - 1 verify
flush unix n - n 1000? 0 flush
proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap
smtp unix - - n - - smtp
relay unix - - n - - smtp
-o fallback_relay=
showq unix n - n - - showq
error unix - - n - - error
discard unix - - n - - discard
local unix - n n - - local
virtual unix - n n - - virtual
lmtp unix - - n - - lmtp
anvil unix - - n - 1 anvil
scache unix - - n - 1 scache
maildrop unix - n n - - pipe
flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient}
old-cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
flags=R user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user}
cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user}
uucp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient)
ifmail unix - n n - - pipe
flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient)
bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fq. user=foo argv=/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop $recipient
retry unix - - n - - error
Thanks,
Andy
