dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I've got a confusion issue, regarding postfix's postmap and when to use > it. I've read some documentation that suggests you don't need to run it when > making regexp or pcre map types such as in header_checks, yet the > header_checks file supplied with postfix 2.1 suggests to run it. In addition > hash and other types i'm similar confused. Has this changed from 2.0 to 2.1?
I believe you are correct, certainly pcre & possibly regexp do not require postmap to be run. Postfix has the tools to help you work this out for yourself: believe you are correct, certainly pcre & possibly regexp do not require postmap to be run. Postfix has the tools to help you work this out for yourself: # cat /usr/local/etc/postfix/maps/helo_access.pcre /^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){3}$/ REJECT Invalid hostname # postmap -q 10.0.0.1 pcre:/usr/local/etc/postfix/maps/helo_access.pcre REJECT Invalid hostname # cat /usr/local/etc/postfix/maps/user_access jeff OK # postmap -q jeff hash:/usr/local/etc/postfix/maps/user_access postmap: fatal: open database /usr/local/etc/postfix/maps/user_access.db : No such file or directory # postmap hash:/usr/local/etc/postfix/maps/user_access # postmap -q jeff hash:/usr/local/etc/postfix/maps/user_access OK Use postconf -m to find out what databases your system supports. jeff _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"