From: j debert (jdebertgarlic.com)
Date: Sun Jan 06 2008 - 11:05:55 CST

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Wietse Venema wrote:
> j debert:
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>> Docs don't mention yea or nay, want to clarify:
>
> $ man 5 postconf
> ...
> mydomain (default: see postconf -d output)
> The internet domain name of this mail system. The default is to use
> $myhostname minus the first component. $mydomain is used as a default
> value for many other configuration parameters.
>
> The documentation says "domain" (singular). It does not say "domains"
> (plural).
>

Thanks. That was what I wanted to be certain of. Now that I've slept
on it I suppose a study of the params that use $mydomain would have
made the answer apparent as well.

>> My mail host has 5 domain names. Best to specify them in $mydestination?
>
> Only if these domains share the same UNIX system accounts. See
> http://www.postfix.org/VIRTUAL_README.html#local.
>
> Otherwise, see http://www.postfix.org/VIRTUAL_README.html#virtual_alias
> and http://www.postfix.org/VIRTUAL_README.html#virtual_mailbox.
>

That is what I figured. I'll be dealing with that part sometime
later. Current effort is on dealing with spam and security problems.

Sorry for this dust speck of a subject turning into Everest.
==
jd
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