Zain Memon wrote: >I'm running Postfix as my MTA with Mailman, and I'm having a bit of >trouble. I've created a list, added subscribers, and stuck the info >into /etc/aliases.
Why not /usr/local/mailman/data/aliases which mailman will update automatically with the right settings in mm_cfg.py >However, when I email the [EMAIL PROTECTED] >address, it bounces back as "Unknown User." Here's what shows up in >/var/log/maillog: > >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/smtpd[18966]: connect from >rproxy.gmail.com[64.233.170.198] >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/smtpd[18966]: 2144F20BA: >client=rproxy.gmail.com[64.233.170.198] >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/cleanup[18969]: 2144F20BA: >message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/qmgr[18963]: 2144F20BA: >from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=1236, nrcpt=1 (queue active) >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/virtual[18970]: 2144F20BA: >to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=virtual, delay=0, >status=bounced (unknown user: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]") >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/cleanup[18969]: 3C5E620BC: >message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/qmgr[18963]: 3C5E620BC: from=<>, >size=2956, nrcpt=1 (queue active) >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/qmgr[18963]: 2144F20BA: removed >Nov 5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/smtpd[18966]: disconnect from >rproxy.gmail.com[64.233.170.198] >Nov 5 00:24:53 fanime postfix/smtp[18972]: 3C5E620BC: >to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=gsmtp171.google.com[64.233.171.27], >delay=2, status=sent (250 2.0.0 OK 1099643002) >Nov 5 00:24:53 fanime postfix/qmgr[18963]: 3C5E620BC: removed > >Here's my main.cf file for Postfix: http://fanime.kicks-ass.net/main.cf >I've been following the instructions on this page: >http://www.syntheticzero.com/howto/vmail.php Did you follow the "mailman postfix howto" that's linked from the Mailman section near the bottom of that page? >If I had to guess, I'd say my problem was the relay... The log entry >for recieving the email says relay=virtual while the log entry for >sending the "User Unkown" email back to the server says >"relay=gsmtp171.google.com[64.233.171.27]"... and the latter works. This seems definitely to be an alias problem. Did you run Postfix "newaliases" or did you run Mailman bin/genaliases? -- Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/