[Mailman-Users] Much ado about relay

[Zain Memon]

I've tried sticking it into both /etc/aliases and
/usr/local/mailman/data/aliases.My postfix $alias_maps variable
includes both these locations. Yeah, I've ran both newaliases and
genaliases. I've ran a postalias on both as well. Followed the
INSTALL, README, and README.POSTFIX down to the dot.

For postfix, my $relay_domains variable is set to $transport_maps,
which is set to mysql:/etc/postfix/sql/transport (according to the
tutorial). Why the mysql:? Do I need to add any data into a MySQL
table?


On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 08:35:56 -0800, Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net> wrote:
> Zain Memon wrote:
> 
> >I'm running Postfix as my MTA with Mailman, and I'm having a bit of
> >trouble. I've created a list, added subscribers, and stuck the info
> >into /etc/aliases.
> 
> Why not /usr/local/mailman/data/aliases which mailman will update
> automatically with the right settings in mm_cfg.py
> 
> 
> 
> >However, when I email the listname at domain.com
> >address, it bounces back as "Unknown User." Here's what shows up in
> >/var/log/maillog:
> >
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/smtpd[18966]: connect from
> >rproxy.gmail.com[64.233.170.198]
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/smtpd[18966]: 2144F20BA:
> >client=rproxy.gmail.com[64.233.170.198]
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/cleanup[18969]: 2144F20BA:
> >message-id=<4b398499041105002321e617d9 at mail.gmail.com>
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/qmgr[18963]: 2144F20BA:
> >from=<zainie at gmail.com>, size=1236, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/virtual[18970]: 2144F20BA:
> >to=<famine at fanime.kicks-ass.net>, relay=virtual, delay=0,
> >status=bounced (unknown user: "famine at fanime.kicks-ass.net")
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/cleanup[18969]: 3C5E620BC:
> >message-id=<20041105082451.3C5E620BC at fanime.kicks-ass.net>
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/qmgr[18963]: 3C5E620BC: from=<>,
> >size=2956, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/qmgr[18963]: 2144F20BA: removed
> >Nov  5 00:24:51 fanime postfix/smtpd[18966]: disconnect from
> >rproxy.gmail.com[64.233.170.198]
> >Nov  5 00:24:53 fanime postfix/smtp[18972]: 3C5E620BC:
> >to=<zainie at gmail.com>, relay=gsmtp171.google.com[64.233.171.27],
> >delay=2, status=sent (250 2.0.0 OK 1099643002)
> >Nov  5 00:24:53 fanime postfix/qmgr[18963]: 3C5E620BC: removed
> >
> >Here's my main.cf file for Postfix: http://fanime.kicks-ass.net/main.cf
> >I've been following the instructions on this page:
> >http://www.syntheticzero.com/howto/vmail.php
> 
> Did you follow the "mailman postfix howto" that's linked from the
> Mailman section near the bottom of that page?
> 
> >If I had to guess, I'd say my problem was the relay... The log entry
> >for recieving the email says relay=virtual while the log entry for
> >sending the "User Unkown" email back to the server says
> >"relay=gsmtp171.google.com[64.233.171.27]"... and the latter works.
> 
> This seems definitely to be an alias problem. Did you run Postfix
> "newaliases" or did you run Mailman bin/genaliases?
> 
> --
> Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net>       The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
> 
>