On Fri, 17 May 2002 15:51:14 -0400
David Relson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm having a problem with postfix and /etc/aliases. I want mail to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] to be forwarded to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> When I add "admin: user" to /etc/aliases and then run newaliases, I
> see mail.mydomain.com attempt to forward the message to itself - which
> is rejected as "(mail for mail.mydomain.com loops back to myself)".
>
> I'm using Mandrake 8.2 with postfix-20010228.
>
> Anybody know what's needed?
>
> Thanks.
If admin has a home directory put in it a .forward file that says root
or [EMAIL PROTECTED] either way. I have all of roots e-mail forwarded
to user james this way. >
> David
>
> **********************************************************************
>
> Below are traces of successful and unsuccessful delivery attempts.
>
> ****** Here's a successfully sent message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (without the /etc/aliases entry) ...
>
> May 17 15:25:26 mail postfix/smtpd[6647]: connect from
> devel.mydomain.com[192.168.1.10]
> May 17 15:25:26 mail postfix/smtpd[6647]: 0A20C5034B:
> client=devel.mydomain.com[192.168.1.10]
> May 17 15:25:26 mail postfix/cleanup[6648]: 0A20C5034B:
> message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> May 17 15:25:26 mail postfix/smtpd[6647]: disconnect from
> devel.mydomain.com[192.168.1.10]
>
> May 17 15:25:26 mail postfix/qmgr[6643]: 0A20C5034B:
> from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=622, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> May 17 15:25:26 mail postfix/local[6696]: table has changed -- exiting
> May 17 15:25:26 mail postfix/local[6699]: 0A20C5034B:
> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent
> ("|/usr/bin/procmail -Y -a $DOMAIN")
>
>
> ****** With the /etc/aliases entry, mail.mydomain.com receives the
> message ...
>
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/smtpd[6727]: connect from
> devel.mydomain.com[192.168.1.10]
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/smtpd[6727]: 4175A5034B:
> client=devel.mydomain.com[192.168.1.10]
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/cleanup[6728]: 4175A5034B:
> message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/smtpd[6727]: disconnect from
> devel.mydomain.com[192.168.1.10]
>
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/qmgr[6643]: 4175A5034B:
> from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=622, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/cleanup[6728]: 932D65034C:
> message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/local[6729]: 4175A5034B:
> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent (forwarded
> as 932D65034C)
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/qmgr[6643]: 932D65034C:
> from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=762, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
>
> ****** and then mail.mydomain.com connects to itself and rejects the
> connection ...
>
> May 17 15:28:17 mail postfix/smtpd[6727]: connect from
> mail.mydomain.com[192.168.1.1]
> May 17 15:28:18 mail postfix/smtp[6730]: warning: host
> mail.mydomain.com[192.168.1.1] greeted me with my own hostname
> mail.mydomain.com
> May 17 15:28:18 mail postfix/smtp[6730]: warning: host
> mail.mydomain.com[192.168.1.1] replied to HELO/EHLO with my own
> hostname mail.mydomain.com
> May 17 15:28:18 mail postfix/smtp[6730]: 932D65034C:
> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=mail.mydomain.com[192.168.1.1],
> delay=1, status=bounced (mail for mail.mydomain.com loops back to
> myself) May 17 15:28:18 mail postfix/smtpd[6727]: lost connection
> after EHLO from mail.mydomain.com[192.168.1.1]
> May 17 15:28:18 mail postfix/smtpd[6727]: disconnect from
> mail.mydomain.com[192.168.1.1]
>
> May 17 15:28:18 mail postfix/cleanup[6728]: 46AC25034B:
> message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> May 17 15:28:18 mail postfix/qmgr[6643]: 46AC25034B: from=<>,
> size=2457, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> May 17 15:28:18 mail postfix/local[6729]: 46AC25034B:
> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent
> ("|/usr/bin/procmail -Y -a $DOMAIN")
>
>
>
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