On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Anne Wilson <cannewil...@googlemail.com> wrote: > My home LAN has a strange problem. We use postfix on my IMAP server to > separate local mail from external mail. The transport hash is based on: > > lydgate.net local: > .lydgate.net local: > lydgate.lan local: > .lydgate.lan local: > * smtp:[mailhost.zen.co.uk] > .* smtp:[mailhost.zen.co.uk] > > I also host a small mailing list on Zen's servers, using the email address > creativestitch...@lydgate.org. > > I receive the mail for the list, and also the owner messages, but I cannot > write to the list, except by using webmail. The problem appears to be that > postfix thinks it is LAN traffic, and can't find a user called > creativestitching. > > I assume that I have somehow triggered a catch-all, due to a mis- > understanding, so can someone please explain > > a) Why is creativestitching mail thought to be local? > > b) How can I correct it? > > c) Is there documentation that would explain this in more detail?
We don't know your network topology; are "home LAN" and "my IMAP server" on the same network? Someone will likely spot something if you provide, minimally, the output of postconf -n and relevant log output. http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail Stefan
