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Date:      Tue, 5 Nov 2024 22:25:17 +0300
From:      Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
Subject:   Re: Name resolution in FreeBSD/Postfix
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On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 9:42=E2=80=AFPM Paul M. Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.=
com>
wrote:

>
> On 11/5/24 12:08, Paul Procacci wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 12:02=E2=80=AFPM Paul M. Foster <paulf@quillandm=
ouse.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 understa=
nd
> >> 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
> >>
> >> ou 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
>
>
> Contents of /usr/local/etc/mail/mailer.conf:
>
> =3D=3D=3D
>
> sendmail /usr/local/sbin/sendmail
>
> send-mail /usr/local/sbin/sendmail
>
> mailq /usr/local/sbin/sendmail
>
> newaliases /usr/local/sbin/sendmail
>

That should be the end of mailer.conf!



>
> myhostname =3D banzai
>
> mydomain =3D mars.lan
>
> mydestination =3D $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
>
> inet_interfaces =3D $myhostname, localhost
>
> mynetworks_style =3D hosts
>
> default_transport =3D error: outside mail is not deliverable
>

Postfix reads /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.conf and other files in that
directory. You should read more about Postfix.
I doubt it cares about mailer.conf.
Those config params up there should me in main.conf for them to make sense
to Postfix.


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Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
 In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.
"Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' =C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF :-)
[How to ask smart questions:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 9:42=E2=80=AFP=
M Paul M. Foster &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:paulf@quillandmouse.com">paulf@quill=
andmouse.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><br>
On 11/5/24 12:08, Paul Procacci wrote:<br>
&gt; On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 12:02=E2=80=AFPM Paul M. Foster &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:paulf@quillandmouse.com" target=3D"_blank">paulf@quillandmouse.com</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; Folks:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Trying to configure Postfix to route local mail (internet is later=
).<br>
&gt;&gt; During a telnet conversation with Postfix to send it mail for a lo=
cal<br>
&gt;&gt; user, it chokes on paulf@localhost recipient, with a 451 4.3.0 err=
or.<br>
&gt;&gt; This is my user, and it&#39;s in the /etc/passwd file. So I don&#3=
9;t understand<br>
&gt;&gt; why it doesn&#39;t understand the recipient email address. And yes=
,<br>
&gt;&gt; localhost is 127.0.0.1 in the /etc/hosts file.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Can anyone enlighten me?<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Paul<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; ou should probably include your config.<br>
&gt;&gt; My guess is postfix needs to be told explicitly that localhost is =
a<br>
&gt;&gt; domain it&#39;s servicing yet hasn&#39;t been told that.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; ~Paul<br>
<br>
<br>
Contents of /usr/local/etc/mail/mailer.conf:<br>
<br>
=3D=3D=3D<br>
<br>
sendmail /usr/local/sbin/sendmail<br>
<br>
send-mail /usr/local/sbin/sendmail<br>
<br>
mailq /usr/local/sbin/sendmail<br>
<br>
newaliases /usr/local/sbin/sendmail<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Tha=
t should be the end of mailer.conf!</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le=
ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<br>
myhostname =3D banzai<br>
<br>
mydomain =3D mars.lan<br>
<br>
mydestination =3D $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost<br>
<br>
inet_interfaces =3D $myhostname, localhost<br>
<br>
mynetworks_style =3D hosts<br>
<br>
default_transport =3D error: outside mail is not deliverable<br></blockquot=
e><div><br></div><div>Postfix reads /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.conf and ot=
her files in that directory. You should read more about Postfix.</div><div>=
I doubt it cares about mailer.conf.=C2=A0</div><div>Those config params up =
there should me in main.conf for them to make sense to Postfix.</div><div><=
br></div></div><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </s=
pan><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 =
7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">=
=C2=A0In=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">an Internet failur=
e case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.</span><br>&quot;<span style=3D"f=
ont-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">&quo=
t;,=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">egrep -v &#39;^$|^.*#&#39;=
=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,23=
8,238);font-family:&quot;Lucida Console&quot;,Consolas,&quot;Courier New&qu=
ot;,monospace;font-size:13.6px">=C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF</span><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0:-)</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size=
:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions:=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:=
12.8px"><a href=3D"http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" targ=
et=3D"_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span=
></div></div></div></div></div>

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