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diff --git a/html/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html b/html/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html index ec46627..179d13d 100644 --- a/html/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html +++ b/html/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html @@ -52,20 +52,25 @@ address classes are very important for the operation of Postfix. </p> <ul> <li> <p> The list of domains that are a member of that address -class: for example, all <a href="ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html#local_domain_class">local domains</a>, or all <a href="ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html#relay_domain_class">relay domains</a>. </p> +class. </p> + +<p> Examples: all <a href="ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html#local_domain_class">local domains</a>, or all <a href="ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html#relay_domain_class">relay domains</a>. </p> + +<li> <p> The default delivery transport for domains in that address +class. </p> + +<p> Examples: <a href="postconf.5.html#local_transport">local_transport</a> or <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_transport">relay_transport</a> (these point +to services defined in <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a>). </p> -<li> <p> The default delivery transport for that address class. For -example, the local, -virtual or relay delivery transport (delivery transports are defined -in <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a>). This helps to keep Postfix configurations simple, -by avoiding the need for explicit routing information in transport -maps. </p> +<p> Benefit: this avoids the need for explicit routing information +in transport maps. </p> <li> <p> The list of valid recipient addresses for that address -class. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid recipients with -"User unknown in <name of address class here> table". This -helps to keep the Postfix queue free of undeliverable MAILER-DAEMON -messages. </p> +class. </p> + +<p> Benefit: the Postfix SMTP server rejects an invalid recipient +with "User unknown in <name of address class> table", and +avoids sending a MAILER-DAEMON message with backscatter spam. </p> </ul> @@ -92,12 +97,12 @@ This domain class also includes mail for <i>user@[ipaddress]</i> when the IP address is listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#inet_interfaces">inet_interfaces</a> or <a href="postconf.5.html#proxy_interfaces">proxy_interfaces</a> parameters. </p> -<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses are listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#local_recipient_maps">local_recipient_maps</a> -parameter, as described in <a href="LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README.html">LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README</a>. The Postfix SMTP -server rejects invalid recipients with "User unknown in local -recipient table". If the <a href="postconf.5.html#local_recipient_maps">local_recipient_maps</a> parameter value is -empty, then the Postfix SMTP server accepts any address in the -<a href="ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html#local_domain_class">local domain</a> class. </p> +<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses for those domains are +listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#local_recipient_maps">local_recipient_maps</a> parameter, as described in +<a href="LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README.html">LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README</a>. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid recipients +with "User unknown in local recipient table". If the <a href="postconf.5.html#local_recipient_maps">local_recipient_maps</a> +parameter value is empty, then the Postfix SMTP server accepts any +address in the <a href="ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html#local_domain_class">local domain</a> class. </p> <li> <p> The mail delivery transport is specified with the <a href="postconf.5.html#local_transport">local_transport</a> parameter. The default value is <b><a href="local.8.html">local</a>:$<a href="postconf.5.html#myhostname">myhostname</a></b> @@ -111,21 +116,25 @@ class. </p> <ul> <li> <p> Purpose: <a href="VIRTUAL_README.html#canonical">hosted domains</a> where each recipient address is -aliased to an address in a different domain, for example, a local -UNIX system account or a remote address. A +aliased to an address in a different domain class, for example, a +local UNIX system account or a remote address. A <a href="VIRTUAL_README.html#virtual_alias">virtual alias example</a> is given in the <a href="VIRTUAL_README.html">VIRTUAL_README</a> file. </p> <li> <p> Domain names are listed in <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_domains">virtual_alias_domains</a>. The default value is $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">virtual_alias_maps</a> for Postfix 1.1 compatibility. </p> -<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses are listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">virtual_alias_maps</a> -parameter. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid recipients with -"User unknown in virtual alias table". The default value is -$<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_maps">virtual_maps</a> for Postfix 1.1 compatibility. </p> +<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses for those domains are listed with the +<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">virtual_alias_maps</a> parameter. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid +recipients with "User unknown in virtual alias table". The default +value is $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_maps">virtual_maps</a> for Postfix 1.1 compatibility. </p> -<li> <p> There is no mail delivery transport parameter. Every -address must be aliased to an address in some other domain. </p> +<blockquote ><p> Note: for historical reasons, <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_alias_maps">virtual_alias_maps</a> +apply to recipients in all domain classes, not only the virtual +alias domain class. </p> </blockquote> + +<li> <p> There is no configurable mail delivery transport. Every +address must be aliased to an address in some other domain class. </p> </ul> @@ -136,18 +145,19 @@ class. </p> <li> <p> Purpose: final delivery for <a href="VIRTUAL_README.html#canonical">hosted domains</a> where each recipient address can have its own mailbox, and where users do not -need to have a UNIX system account. A <a href="VIRTUAL_README.html#virtual_mailbox">virtual mailbox example</a> is +need to have a UNIX system account. A <a href="VIRTUAL_README.html#virtual_mailbox">virtual mailbox example</a> is given in the <a href="VIRTUAL_README.html">VIRTUAL_README</a> file. </p> <li> <p> Domain names are listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_domains">virtual_mailbox_domains</a> parameter. The default value is $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_maps">virtual_mailbox_maps</a> for Postfix 1.1 compatibility. </p> -<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses are listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_maps">virtual_mailbox_maps</a> -parameter. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid recipients with -"User unknown in virtual mailbox table". If this parameter value -is empty, the Postfix SMTP server accepts all recipients for domains -listed in $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_domains">virtual_mailbox_domains</a>. </p> +<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses for those domains are listed +with the <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_maps">virtual_mailbox_maps</a> parameter. The Postfix SMTP server +rejects invalid recipients with "User unknown in virtual mailbox +table". If this parameter value is empty, the Postfix SMTP server +accepts all recipients for domains listed in $<a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_mailbox_domains">virtual_mailbox_domains</a>. +</p> <li> <p> The mail delivery transport is specified with the <a href="postconf.5.html#virtual_transport">virtual_transport</a> parameter. The default value is <b>virtual</b> @@ -169,11 +179,12 @@ file. </p> <li> <p> Domain names are listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a> parameter. </p> -<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses are listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_recipient_maps">relay_recipient_maps</a> -parameter. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid recipients with -"User unknown in relay recipient table". If this parameter value -is empty, the Postfix SMTP server accepts all recipients for domains -listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a> parameter. </p> +<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses for those domains are listed +with the <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_recipient_maps">relay_recipient_maps</a> parameter. The Postfix SMTP server +rejects invalid recipients with "User unknown in relay recipient +table". If this parameter value is empty, the Postfix SMTP server +accepts all recipients for domains listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_domains">relay_domains</a> +parameter. </p> <li> <p> The mail delivery transport is specified with the <a href="postconf.5.html#relay_transport">relay_transport</a> parameter. The default value is <b>relay</b> which |