[lug] postfix usernames

Lee Woodworth blug-mail at duboulder.com
Fri Apr 7 18:30:30 MDT 2006


Ben wrote:
> I've got what must be a common setup, and a common problem. I have
> postfix configured more or less out of the box on debian. Postfix gets
> its userlist from the system. When I add a new user, postfix
> automatically delivers mail to the new user. Great. But it also delivers
> mail to internal users, such as "uucp" "proxy" and "list". Additionally,
> I want to create user accounts without mail accounts. Is there a way to
> have a list of invalid users, so postfix will not accept mail for them? 
Use recipient validation.
Look at the local_recipient_maps and relay_recipient_maps directives
in main.cf. You can subscribe to the postfix list, instructions are
at www.postfix.org.

> With a least with some of these user accounts, postfix forwards the mail
> to procmail, which then fails to deliver the mail (no mailbox), but does
> not give an e-mail bounce or other error message. Seems less than ideal.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
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