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diff --git a/proto/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html b/proto/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html index 7a30535..5deac11 100644 --- a/proto/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html +++ b/proto/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 local domains, or all relay domains. </p> +class. </p> + +<p> Examples: all local domains, or all relay domains. </p> + +<li> <p> The default delivery transport for domains in that address +class. </p> + +<p> Examples: local_transport or relay_transport (these point +to services defined in master.cf). </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 master.cf). 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 inet_interfaces or proxy_interfaces parameters. </p> -<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses are listed with the local_recipient_maps -parameter, as described in LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README. The Postfix SMTP -server rejects invalid recipients with "User unknown in local -recipient table". If the local_recipient_maps parameter value is -empty, then the Postfix SMTP server accepts any address in the -local domain class. </p> +<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses for those domains are +listed with the local_recipient_maps parameter, as described in +LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid recipients +with "User unknown in local recipient table". If the local_recipient_maps +parameter value is empty, then the Postfix SMTP server accepts any +address in the local domain class. </p> <li> <p> The mail delivery transport is specified with the local_transport parameter. The default value is <b>local:$myhostname</b> @@ -111,21 +116,25 @@ class. </p> <ul> <li> <p> Purpose: hosted domains 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 virtual alias example is given in the VIRTUAL_README file. </p> <li> <p> Domain names are listed in virtual_alias_domains. The default value is $virtual_alias_maps for Postfix 1.1 compatibility. </p> -<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses are listed with the virtual_alias_maps -parameter. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid recipients with -"User unknown in virtual alias table". The default value is -$virtual_maps for Postfix 1.1 compatibility. </p> +<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses for those domains are listed with the +virtual_alias_maps parameter. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid +recipients with "User unknown in virtual alias table". The default +value is $virtual_maps 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, virtual_alias_maps +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 hosted domains where each recipient address can have its own mailbox, and where users do not -need to have a UNIX system account. A virtual mailbox example is +need to have a UNIX system account. A virtual mailbox example is given in the VIRTUAL_README file. </p> <li> <p> Domain names are listed with the virtual_mailbox_domains parameter. The default value is $virtual_mailbox_maps for Postfix 1.1 compatibility. </p> -<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses are listed with the virtual_mailbox_maps -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 $virtual_mailbox_domains. </p> +<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses for those domains are listed +with the virtual_mailbox_maps 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 $virtual_mailbox_domains. +</p> <li> <p> The mail delivery transport is specified with the virtual_transport parameter. The default value is <b>virtual</b> @@ -169,11 +179,12 @@ file. </p> <li> <p> Domain names are listed with the relay_domains parameter. </p> -<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses are listed with the relay_recipient_maps -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 relay_domains parameter. </p> +<li> <p> Valid recipient addresses for those domains are listed +with the relay_recipient_maps 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 relay_domains +parameter. </p> <li> <p> The mail delivery transport is specified with the relay_transport parameter. The default value is <b>relay</b> which |