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Diffstat (limited to 'proto/virtual')
| -rw-r--r-- | proto/virtual | 22 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/proto/virtual b/proto/virtual index 6e32881..e1935f0 100644 --- a/proto/virtual +++ b/proto/virtual @@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ # # \fBpostmap -q - /etc/postfix/virtual <\fIinputfile\fR # DESCRIPTION -# The optional \fBvirtual\fR(5) alias table rewrites recipient -# addresses for all local, all virtual, and all remote mail -# destinations. -# This is unlike the \fBaliases\fR(5) table which is used -# only for \fBlocal\fR(8) delivery. This feature is implemented +# The optional \fBvirtual\fR(5) alias table (virtual_alias_maps) +# applies to all recipients: local(8), virtual, and remote. +# This feature is implemented # in the Postfix \fBcleanup\fR(8) daemon before mail is queued. # +# This is unlike the \fBaliases\fR(5) table (alias_maps) which +# applies only to \fBlocal\fR(8) recipients. +# # Virtual aliasing is recursive; to terminate recursion for # a specific address, alias that address to itself. # @@ -244,8 +245,9 @@ # and for default values. Use the "\fBpostfix reload\fR" command after # a configuration change. # .IP "\fBvirtual_alias_maps ($virtual_maps)\fR" -# Optional lookup tables that alias specific mail addresses or domains -# to other local or remote addresses. +# Optional lookup tables with aliases that apply to all recipients: +# \fBlocal\fR(8), virtual, and remote; this is unlike alias_maps that apply +# only to \fBlocal\fR(8) recipients. # .IP "\fBvirtual_alias_domains ($virtual_alias_maps)\fR" # Postfix is the final destination for the specified list of virtual # alias domains, that is, domains for which all addresses are aliased @@ -256,8 +258,8 @@ # .PP # Other parameters of interest: # .IP "\fBinet_interfaces (all)\fR" -# The network interface addresses that this mail system receives -# mail on. +# The local network interface addresses that this mail system +# receives mail on. # .IP "\fBmydestination ($myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost)\fR" # The list of domains that are delivered via the $local_transport # mail delivery transport. @@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ # \fIlistname\fR-request address localparts when the recipient_delimiter # is set to "-". # .IP "\fBproxy_interfaces (empty)\fR" -# The network interface addresses that this mail system receives mail +# The remote network interface addresses that this mail system receives mail # on by way of a proxy or network address translation unit. # SEE ALSO # cleanup(8), canonicalize and enqueue mail |