From: ram (ramnetcore.co.in)
Date: Thu Jun 18 2009 - 04:46:01 CDT

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On Thu, 2009-06-18 at 12:21 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> Here is a very urgent problem with **relay** in my postfix.
>
> My postfix is allowed to relay a particular domain. I have put the
> configuration as
>
> ````````````````````````````````
> relay_domains = < domian_name allowed to relay>
> `````````````````````````````````````
>
> I maintain a text file /etc/postfix/virtual as a source of all my user
> aliases.
> I have done " postmap /etc/postfix/virtual" to generate the hash file.
> Here is my config in main.cf
>
> ```````````````
> virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
> ```````````````````````````
>
> To activate the map I have restarted the postfix as usual.
>
> If I check the mapping with " postmap -q <username><domain_name>
> hash:/etc/postfix/virtual " it reports back its aliases.
> Even from server If I send mail to a aliases it forwarded to its actual
> destination perfectly.
>
> But If I send mail from another mail server to any of these aliases it
> is not forwarded. Should I always send mail from my own server to get
> the aliases working correctly ? then waht is the use of relay domain.
> I am really very very confused. Please enlighten me.
>
> thanks

Can you explain "not forwarded" ? ( do you mean rejected, deferred ,
bounced .. or anything else )
What is the error you are getting ? Post the maillogs if any

Also post the output of postconf -n

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