Mari?n ?ern?: > On 1.3.2012, at 15:35, Michael P. Demelbauer wrote: > >> I want to send copies of e-mails sent to a user first@ to be sent to > >> another user second@. I have the following alias: > >> > >> first: first, second > >> > >> However, if user second@ sends e-mail to first@, he receives a copy of > >> that e-mail. How to configure postfix so that the copy is not sent? > > > > you should use a different name for the mailgroup, something like: > > first_alias: first, second > > This is not a suitable solution for me, because it is not a mailgroup > but real users. Imagine I want all John's e-mails to be sent to > Mark as well: > > john: john, mark > > But when Mark sends an e-mail to John, I don't want Mark to get a > copy of the e-mail he sent to his inbox (and it would be stupid > if Mark would have to use a different e-mail address, e.g. john2@ > that would be an alias to john). > > The solution would be: drop all e-mails where sender is john@ and > recipient is john@. Is it possible to configure such behavior in > Postfix?
Take a step back. Please describe the problem (why extra copies of mail) instead of the solution (alias feature that excludes the sender). Wietse