Install paclink-unix
- Configure a single MTA
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plu:install_postfix [2014/01/17 09:51] gunn [Configure postfix] |
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postmap /etc/postfix/transport | postmap /etc/postfix/transport | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
- | * After editing master.cf or man.cf should restart postfix as root | + | * After editing master.cf or main.cf should restart postfix as root |
<code bash> | <code bash> | ||
+ | # systemd way | ||
+ | systemctl restart postfix | ||
+ | # System V init way | ||
/etc/init.d/postfix restart | /etc/init.d/postfix restart | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases | alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases | ||
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases | alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases | ||
- | myorigin = /etc/mailname | ||
mydestination = nixgate, nixgate.localnet, localhost.localnet, localhost | mydestination = nixgate, nixgate.localnet, localhost.localnet, localhost | ||
relayhost = | relayhost = | ||
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# Added for paclink-unix config | # Added for paclink-unix config | ||
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport | transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport | ||
+ | </file> | ||
+ | * When starting postfix if it complains about IPV6 then do the following: | ||
+ | * Add this line to main.cf | ||
+ | <file> | ||
+ | inet_protocols = ipv4 | ||
+ | </file> | ||
+ | * Change the //mynetworks// line in main.cf to: | ||
+ | <file> | ||
+ | mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 | ||
</file> | </file> | ||
+ | * Now [[plu:install_postfix#after_editing_files | restart Postfix]] | ||
+ | * [[http://www.postfix.org/IPV6_README.html | postfix IPV6 reference]] | ||
===== Example transport file ===== | ===== Example transport file ===== | ||
* This is a very simple example that assumes that the machine that postfix is installed on is **only** concerned with winlink mail. | * This is a very simple example that assumes that the machine that postfix is installed on is **only** concerned with winlink mail. | ||
+ | * In the example below //nixgate// is a host machine name. | ||
<file> | <file> | ||
# | # | ||
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nixgate local: | nixgate local: | ||
nixgate.localnet local: | nixgate.localnet local: | ||
+ | nixgate.localhost local: | ||
* wl2k:localhost | * wl2k:localhost | ||
</file> | </file> | ||
+ | * whenever you edit the transport table as root execute the command: | ||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | postmap /etc/postfix/transport | ||
+ | </code> | ||
===== Example /etc/mailname file ===== | ===== Example /etc/mailname file ===== | ||
<file> | <file> | ||
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</file> | </file> | ||
+ | ===== Config aliases file to receive mail addressed to root ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * edit // /etc/aliases// to get all mail the system will send to root & postmaster | ||
+ | * After editing run this as root: | ||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | newaliases | ||
+ | </code> | ||
+ | * Verify by checking for the creation of the ///etc/aliases.db// file | ||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | ls -salt /etc/aliases* | ||
+ | </code> | ||
+ | ==== Example /etc/aliases file ==== | ||
+ | <file> | ||
+ | # /etc/aliases | ||
+ | root: webman | ||
+ | mailer-daemon: postmaster | ||
+ | postmaster: webman | ||
+ | nobody: root | ||
+ | hostmaster: root | ||
+ | usenet: root | ||
+ | news: root | ||
+ | webmaster: root | ||
+ | www: root | ||
+ | ftp: root | ||
+ | abuse: root | ||
+ | noc: root | ||
+ | security: root | ||
+ | </file> |