Postfix help

[drgonzox]

Hi,

I'm new to Postfix and I've had some trouble getting Postfix to relay to relay mail. I've got virtual mailboxes setup using mysql. See main.cf config below:

smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_local_domain = <omitted>
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
smtpd_sasl_exceptions_networks = $mynetworks
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject

virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-domains.cf
virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mail/vhosts
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-mailboxes.cf
virtual_minimum_uid = 100
virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-aliases.cf


myhostname = <omitted>
#alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
#alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = localhost
relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all

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# telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 <Hostname omitted> ESMTP Postfix (Debian/GNU)
mail from: test@test.com
250 2.1.0 Ok
rcpt to: user@hotmail.com
550 5.1.1 <user@hotmail.com>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in virtual mailbox table

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Since 127.0.0.0/8 is in mynetworks, I should be able to relay mail to any recipient, but I get the error above (basically it gives up after it figures the domain isn't local). Can anyone offer advice for troubleshooting or alternate setup to allow relay from SASL authenticated hosts and mynetworks? Thanks!

[jledhead]

you could change relayhost =
to
relayhost=localhost


I not sure that would be the best thing to do though. Is this server truly a relay server or is it a final destination for your domain.

[drgonzox]

I'm trying to use it as both... a final destination for the virtual domains I host as well as a relay server. Isn't the default for relay server localhost?

[jledhead]

I generally think of a relay server in 2 ways, one is it sits on the edge of the network accepting incoming mail and relaying it to your internal server, or having your real mail server send all of its outgoing mail to a relay server and then out. I don't think a relay server is typically the final destination for email.

are there any guides you have been following?

here are some good links
Full Mail Server Solution w/ Virtual Domains & Users (Debian Etch, Postfix, Mysql, Dovecot, DSpam, ClamAV, Postgrey, RBL) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier And MySQL (Debian Etch) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
debian postfix - Google Search