CSS: > I often get confused about the difference between responses from > a policy check and an access check. I guess they are basically > the same.
There is no difference. As documented in SMTPD_POLICY_README: The policy server replies with any action that is allowed in a Postfix SMTPD access(5) table. Example: action=defer_if_permit Service temporarily unavailable [empty line] That way, there are fewer things to learn, and less code to maintain. Wietse