Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 12:08:07 -0500 From: Paul Procacci <pprocacci@gmail.com> To: "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Name resolution in FreeBSD/Postfix Message-ID: <CAFbbPuhnuoEucbzMJhfmUCFYfZSTXse8dUOJvYxvSEPaX67xyg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <30b4b3ca-1872-480a-93bb-f0c85908515f@quillandmouse.com> References: <30b4b3ca-1872-480a-93bb-f0c85908515f@quillandmouse.com>
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On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 12:02 PM Paul M. Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote: > > Folks: > > Trying to configure Postfix to route local mail (internet is later). > During a telnet conversation with Postfix to send it mail for a local > user, it chokes on paulf@localhost recipient, with a 451 4.3.0 error. > This is my user, and it's in the /etc/passwd file. So I don't understand > why it doesn't understand the recipient email address. And yes, > localhost is 127.0.0.1 in the /etc/hosts file. > > Can anyone enlighten me? > > Paul > > -- > Paul M. Foster > Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com > Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com > Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster > > You should probably include your config. My guess is postfix needs to be told explicitly that localhost is a domain it's servicing yet hasn't been told that. ~Paul -- __________________ :(){ :|:& };:
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