This is the original injection of the mail: Oct 25 12:04:56 mail postfix/smtpd[63496]: 0ACEB50D7BD: client=mail-wg0-f46.google.com[74.125.82.46] Oct 25 12:04:56 mail postfix/cleanup[63497]: 0ACEB50D7BD: message-id=<CAF0MA20fFnHNzz0+DVihFBd1hf8FKSuVqyGLryWp9=wf7ah...@mail.gmail.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<mail-wg0-f46.google.com>: Subject Oct 25 12:04:56 mail postfix/qmgr[86756]: 0ACEB50D7BD: from=<*user*@gmail.com>, size=13149, nrcpt=3 (queue active) Oct 25 12:04:56 mail postfix/pipe[63645]: 0ACEB50D7BD: to=<*user1*@example.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=0.7, delays=0.67/0.02/0/0.02, dsn=4.3.5, status=deferred (mail system configuration error) Oct 25 12:04:56 mail postfix/pipe[63645]: 0ACEB50D7BD: to=< *user2*@example.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=0.71, delays=0.67/0.02/0/0.02, dsn=4.3.5, status=deferred (mail system configuration error) Oct 25 12:04:58 mail postfix/smtp[63494]: 0ACEB50D7BD: to=<u...@gmail.com>, orig_to=< *user1*@example.com>, relay=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[74.125.142.26]:25, delay=2.7, delays=0.67/0/0.23/1.8, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 OK 1382724298 z7si2237361igl.59 - gsmtp)
(user1 has their mail copied to gmail). Then for days: Oct 29 01:15:37 mail postfix/qmgr[86756]: 0ACEB50D7BD: from=<*user*@gmail.com>, size=13149, nrcpt=3 (queue active) Oct 29 01:15:37 mail postfix/pipe[64399]: 0ACEB50D7BD: to=<*user1*@example.com, relay=dovecot, delay=306642, delays=306642/0.08/0/0.03, dsn=4.3.5, status=deferred (mail system configuration error) Oct 29 01:15:37 mail postfix/pipe[64399]: 0ACEB50D7BD: to=<*user2*@example.com, relay=dovecot, delay=306642, delays=306642/0.08/0/0.03, dsn=4.3.5, status=deferred (mail system configuration error) This is the only thing I can find logged for the message ID. I don't have a separate dovecot log. $ doveadm log find Looking for log files from /var/log Debug: /var/log/debug.log Info: /var/log/maillog Warning: /var/log/maillog Error: /var/log/maillog Fatal: /var/log/messages Fatal: /var/log/maillog Looking at the logs I see that other mails to dovecot users are being saved normally. The message is in my mailq: 0ACEB50D7BD 13149 Fri Oct 25 12:04:55 u...@gmail.com (mail system configuration error) us...@example.com us...@example.com (there are many messages with these same errors, all are for mail addressed to both these users) $ grep '(mail system configuration error)' /var/log/maillog | grep -v example.com $ In fact, messages that are sent INDIVIDUALLY to the two users are also getting delivered: Oct 29 05:27:04 mail postfix/pipe[78634]: 597B150D5E9: to=<*user1*@example.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=1.1, delays=0.98/0/0/0.09, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered via dovecot service) Oct 28 10:36:11 mail postfix/pipe[35750]: 4A0A450D583: to=< *user2*@example.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=0.61, delays=0.55/0.02/0/0.05, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered via dovecot service) $ postconf-n alias_database = hash:$config_directory/aliases alias_maps = hash:$config_directory/aliases, hash:/usr/local/mailman/data/aliases allow_percent_hack = no bounce_size_limit = 10240 command_directory = /usr/local/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix daemon_directory = /usr/local/libexec/postfix data_directory = /var/db/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 debugger_command = PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin xxgdb $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5 disable_vrfy_command = yes header_checks = pcre:$config_directory/header_checks.pcre header_size_limit = 10240 home_mailbox = Maildir/ html_directory = /usr/local/share/doc/postfix inet_interfaces = all inet_protocols = ipv4 mail_owner = postfix mailbox_command = /usr/local/bin/procmail -t -a $EXTENSION mailbox_size_limit = 52428800 mailq_path = /usr/local/bin/mailq manpage_directory = /usr/local/man maps_rbl_reject_code = 521 message_size_limit = 26214400 mime_header_checks = pcre:$config_directory/mime_headers.pcre mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, $mydomain, localhost, ns1.$mydomain, ns2.$mydomain, mail.$mydomain, www.$mydomain, webmail.$mydomain mydomain = covisp.net myhostname = mail.covisp.net mynetworks = 75.148.117.88/29, 127.0.0.0/8 myorigin = $mydomain newaliases_path = /usr/local/bin/newaliases postscreen_access_list = permit_mynetworks, cidr:$config_directory/postscreen_access.cidr postscreen_dnsbl_action = enforce postscreen_dnsbl_sites = zen.spamhaus.org*3 dnsbl.sorbs.net*2 list.dnswl.org=127.0.[0..255].0*-1 list.dnswl.org=127.0.[0..255].1*-2 list.dnswl.org=127.0.[0..255].[2..255]*-3 dwl.spamhaus.org=127.0.2.[2;3]*-3 swl.spamhaus.org=127.0.2.[12;13]*-3 postscreen_dnsbl_ttl = 1d postscreen_greet_action = enforce postscreen_greet_banner = mail.covisp.net ESTMP -- Please wait postscreen_greet_ttl = 1d postscreen_greet_wait = 4s queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix readme_directory = /usr/local/share/doc/postfix recipient_delimiter = + sample_directory = /usr/local/etc/postfix sendmail_path = /usr/local/sbin/sendmail setgid_group = maildrop show_user_unknown_table_name = no smtp_tls_security_level = may smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name $mail_version smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining, reject_multi_recipient_bounce, permit smtpd_error_sleep_time = 28 smtpd_hard_error_limit = 8 smtpd_helo_required = yes smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_invalid_helo_hostname, reject_non_fqdn_helo_hostname, permit smtpd_recipient_limit = 100 smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination, reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unknown_sender_domain, reject_invalid_hostname, reject_unlisted_recipient, reject_unlisted_sender, reject_unknown_reverse_client_hostname, check_client_access hash:$config_directory/access, permit smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks reject_unauth_destination smtpd_soft_error_limit = 4 smtpd_starttls_timeout = 40s smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/postfix.pem smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/postfix.pem smtpd_tls_loglevel = 2 smtpd_tls_security_level = may smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:$data_directory/smtpd_sessions smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 1800s soft_bounce = no swap_bangpath = no transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport undisclosed_recipients_header = To: List of Bcc addresses:; unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 virtual_alias_domains = kreme.com virtual_alias_maps = hash:$config_directory/virtual pcre:$config_directory/virtual.pcre, pcre:$config_directory/virtual_sql.pcre, proxy:mysql:$config_directory/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf virtual_gid_maps = static:89 virtual_mailbox_base = /usr/local/virtual virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:$config_directory/mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:mysql:$config_directory/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf virtual_minimum_uid = 89 virtual_transport = dovecot virtual_uid_maps = static:89 $ postconf -Mf smtp unix - - n - - smtp smtp inet n - n - 1 postscreen smtpd pass - - n - - smtpd dnsblog unix - - n - 0 dnsblog tlsproxy unix - - n - 0 tlsproxy submission inet n - n - - smtpd -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o smtpd_sasl_type=dovecot -o smtpd_sasl_security_options=noanonymous -o smtpd_sasl_path=private/auth -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject -o smtpd_data_restrictions= -o smtpd_relay_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject_unauth_destination,reject -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject_unauth_destination,reject -o syslog_name=submit-tls pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup cleanup unix n - n - 0 cleanup qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr rewrite unix - - n - - trivial-rewrite bounce unix - - n - 0 bounce defer unix - - n - 0 bounce flush unix n - n 1000? 0 flush proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap relay unix - - n - - smtp showq unix n - n - - showq error unix - - n - - error local unix - n n - - local virtual unix - n n - - virtual lmtp unix - - n - - lmtp dovecot unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vpopmail:vchkpw argv=/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver -f ${sender} -d ${user}@${nexthop} -m ${extension} trace unix - - n - 0 bounce verify unix - - n - 1 verify anvil unix - - n - 1 anvil scache unix - - n - 1 scache discard unix - - n - - discard tlsmgr unix - - n 1000? 1 tlsmgr retry unix - - n - - error proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap The only think that I can think of is that there is some issue with the dovecot pipe when two addresses are used? -- "I have no choice but to believe in free will." - Randy Wayne White