On Sat, Aug 05, 2017 at 07:58:19PM +0300, Marat Khalili wrote: > > See also postalias(1), but I'm still not sure that this is a > > real problem. Does something in the container not work > > properly with host-generated aliases.db? > > That's what I'd like to know to, is this hostname mention even > being used?
I doubt it is, but I am too lazy / busy to test. :) You could also consult your Berkeley DB documentation. I do know that Postfix simply queries it for the localpart in a localpart@domain, where domain is in $mydestination. Metadata in aliases.db is not queried. > Testing one particular container is not sufficient since I might > run into problems with some other container later, after I end > scripting it. > > > > The better way would probably be to simplify your mail > > infrastructure, using null clients where appropriate. > > > > I have nothing against containerizing Postfix nor running it > > in virtual machines, but unless your organization is very huge > > you do not need more than 1-2 MX hosts and perhaps a per-site > > MSA (which often can coexist on the submission port with MX > > instances.) > > Completely agree. It is mostly a problem of having a hammer and > seeing everything as a nail: I'm also not happy about having many > full-blown postfix instances, but it works and learning something > requires an effort. Hehe, okay. :) > Is msmtp the recommended tool for doing this or just one of the > many out there? There are several, and I am unable specifically to recommend one against the others, because I'm like you. I have this hammer, and when I need to do something involving sending mail, I just use Postfix. ;) -- http://rob0.nodns4.us/ Offlist GMX mail is seen only if "/dev/rob0" is in the Subject:
