Re: Postfix troubles

["S.Salman Ahmed" <ssahmed@pathcom.com>]

>>>>> "MK" == Marcel Karras <To.Karr@t-online.de> writes:
    MK>  I don't know wether that could be the problem, but: In
    MK> /etc/hostname you defined your hostname with "phoenix". But
    MK> "localhost" is furthermore the same as "phoenix". Sending a
    MK> message to root@localhost means sending a message to
    MK> root@phoenix. But "phoenix" means to relay the message to
    MK> ssahmed@smpt.pathcom.com.  (see at the last line in
    MK> /etc/hostname)

But then how come sending email to ssahmed@localhost sends it correctly
to my local user account ? Why should root@localhost be treated/relayed
any differently than ssahmed@localhost ?


    MK> ISP.  You should check your /etc/aliases and delete the alias to
    MK> the root. And also the relayhost.  (smtp.pathcom.com) If you try
    MK> to send a mail to your own root, you always will have to enter
    MK> following recipint: root@localhost (there mustn't be any aliases
    MK> to root or lacalhost) And if you try to send a message to your
    MK> ISP-POP-account then you have to input: ssahmed@smtp.pathcom.com
    MK> You could only contruct an alias to these both (ssahmed and
    MK> smpt.pathcom.com). But no aliases to root and localhost.
    MK> Perhaps there's the problem.
    MK> 

But if I remove the relayhost line from /etc/main.cf, how will I be able
to send email to any other internet users e.g. this list, etc. ?

This problem still persists. Its problematic because I have some
programs installed on my system that send notification email to root
e.g. logcheck.

Thanks for your reply.

Any other suggestions ? Anybody else experience this behaviour with
postfix ?

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Salman Ahmed
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