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List:       postfix-users
Subject:    RE: relay_recipient_maps vs virtual?
From:       Paul Hutchings <paul.hutchings () mira ! co ! uk>
Date:       2003-08-31 10:40:29
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Anyone?  AFAICT both ways should do it, I really don't know why it might be
best to choose one over the other (it doesn't matter which server does the
address rewriting so long as it happens before the exchange box).

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Hutchings 
> Sent: 26 August 2003 17:57
> To: postfix-users@cloud9.net
> Subject: relay_recipient_maps vs virtual?
> 
> 
> I relay mail for three domains, the mail goes to a second 
> relay which then
> passes it to my exchange box, this is done using relay_domains and
> transport_maps.
> 
> domainA and domainB are configured on the exchange box.  Mail to
> user@domainC is passed to the second relay where it is rewritten to
> user@domainA before it's passed to exchange for delivery.
> 
> I've followed 
> http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/postfix-exchange-users.html to
> export all my domainA and domainB smtp addresses into a 
> recipient map, this
> can be scheduled to give an automatically up to date map.
> 
> If I do this, what's the suggested way to deal with mail to 
> domainC when it
> arrives at postfix?
> 
>  AIUI I could use a second recipient map that is simply 
> "domainC    OK", or
> I could setup a virtual map to map "@domainC    @domainA" - 
> I'm pretty sure
> these are the two options, but I'm not sure which is the 
> better/preferred
> one and why?
> 
> TIA,
> Paul
> -- 
> Paul
> 
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