On 4/6/2016 10:11 AM, John Stoffel wrote: >>>>>> "Noel" == Noel Jones <njo...@megan.vbhcs.org> writes: > > Noel> On 4/6/2016 8:06 AM, John Stoffel wrote: >>> Can I force the fallback_transport to re-write, before using the >>> fallback, john.t...@foo.bar.com into john.t...@hdqmta.foo.bar.com? >>> Since I think that's the problem? > > > Noel> Perhaps this is what you're missing: > Noel> http://www.postfix.org/ADDRESS_REWRITING_README.html#generic > Noel> http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtp_generic_maps > > Noel> smtp_generic_maps can be used on a specific master.cf transport to > Noel> control rewriting to a specific destination. > > Noel> # transport_maps > Noel> hdqmta.example.com hdqmta > > Noel> # generic_htqmta > Noel> @example.com @hdqmta.example.com > > Noel> # master.cf > Noel> # copy of standard smtp transport > Noel> hdqmta unix - - n - - smtp > Noel> -o smtp_generic_maps=hash:/etc/postfix/generic_htqmta > > > Thanks for the hints! So I'm wondering if I need to do this for all > of my hosts? But let me go back and expand on how things work, just > so we're on the same page and because I want to make sure I'm thinking > this through properly as well. > > 1. mail arrives, from anyway basically. > 2. alias lookups happen, for example: john.t...@foo.bar.com > - no alias match, punt to hdqmta > > - alias match, say it goes to john.t...@exmail1.foo.bar.com > - would I then have a generic_exmail1 file with just: > > @foo.bar.com @exmail1.foo.bar.com > > as well?
Yes, if this is a different server that expects the address to be @exmail1... > > 3. mail gets delivered properly... > > Is this because I'm not using the local delivery agent, which knows > about NIS aliases, and also to then forward emails on to the new > envelope address? And since I'm not using local delivery, I need to > be more explicit in my setup and handling? This is just to rewrite an address from one form to another during smtp delivery. -- Noel Jones > > Thanks, > John >
