Michael Fox:
>
> > What is a valid result depends on what the result is used for: an
> > access table expects results as described in the access(5) manpage,
> > a virtual aliases table expects the results as described in the
> > virtual(5) manpage, a transport table expects results as described
> > in the transport(5) manpage, a the local aliases table expects
> > results as described in the aliases(5) manpage. You get the idea.
>
> Generally speaking, yes. But it's not so clear (to me) when applying to a
> specific case, like postscreen_access.
The access(5) manpage is for the Postfix SMTP DAEMON. It says so
on the first line of the manpage, and it says so again in the first
paragraph.
The postscreen_access_list parameter, as the name suggests, is for
the POSTSCREEN DAEMON. This name is as explicit as it can be, without
changing the name to this_is_not_smtpd_this_is_postscreen_access_list.
Here is a summary of the definition in the postconf(5) manpage:
postscreen_access_list (default: permit_mynetworks)
Permanent white/blacklist for remote SMTP client IP addresses.
postscreen(8) searches this list immediately after a remote SMTP client
...
permit_mynetworks
...
type:table
...
permit
...
reject
...
Wietse
