From 426ff88c97805d5359804bcfd7186dcd2c9fbf47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Baumann
The list of domains that are a member of that address -class: for example, all local domains, or all relay domains.
+class. + +Examples: all local domains, or all relay domains.
+ +The default delivery transport for domains in that address +class.
+ +Examples: local_transport or relay_transport (these point +to services defined in master.cf).
-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.
+Benefit: this avoids the need for explicit routing information +in transport maps.
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.
+class. + +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.
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.
+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.
The mail delivery transport is specified with the local_transport parameter. The default value is local:$myhostname @@ -111,21 +116,25 @@ class.
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.
Domain names are listed in virtual_alias_domains. The default value is $virtual_alias_maps for Postfix 1.1 compatibility.
-Valid recipient addresses are listed with the virtual_alias_maps -parameter. The Postfix SMTP server rejects invalid recipients with -"User unknown in virtual alias table". The default value is -$virtual_maps for Postfix 1.1 compatibility.
+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.
-There is no mail delivery transport parameter. Every -address must be aliased to an address in some other domain.
++ +Note: for historical reasons, virtual_alias_maps +apply to recipients in all domain classes, not only the virtual +alias domain class.
There is no configurable mail delivery transport. Every +address must be aliased to an address in some other domain class.
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.
Domain names are listed with the virtual_mailbox_domains parameter. The default value is $virtual_mailbox_maps for Postfix 1.1 compatibility.
-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.
+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. +
The mail delivery transport is specified with the virtual_transport parameter. The default value is virtual @@ -169,11 +179,12 @@ file.
Domain names are listed with the relay_domains parameter.
-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.
+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.
The mail delivery transport is specified with the relay_transport parameter. The default value is relay which -- cgit v1.2.3