On Aug 20, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org> wrote:
> That depends. > > First, Postfix needs to know what domains to receive mail for > (otherwise mail is rejected with "relay access denied"). You specify > each domain in one of the four domain lists: mydestination, > relay_domains, virtual_alias_domains, or virtual_mailbox_domains. > > Then, Postfix needs to know what recipients exist in those domains > (otherwise mail is rejected with "user unknown"). Depending on the > domain list, you specify the recipient in one of the corresponding > recipient lists: local_recipient_maps, relay_recipient_maps, > virtual_alias_maps or virtual_mailbox_maps. > > All the above is detailed on ADDRESS_CLASS_README. > > If the recipient is does not exist in any of the four recipient > lists, then you must specify them in virtual_alias_maps. > > (this is approximate; I have left out canonical mapping to avoid > overwhelming you with detail). > > Wietse much thanks for the clarification. Where does the transport map fit in ? I think you mentioned it before " use envelope recipient address Y on the transport map left-hand side". Ill assume that if i specify a virtual user that i also need to specify a transport for that entry, is that a correct assumption ? -j
