[Kolab-devel] Kolab 2.1 postfix configuration

[Bernhard Reiter]

Am Sonntag, 8. Januar 2006 17:53 schrieb gelpi at corona.it:
> > Am Samstag, 7. Januar 2006 12:06 schrieb gelpi at corona.it:
> > > 	on a fresh kolab 2.1 installation (December 15 snapshot) in
> > > /kolab/etc/postfix/main.cf there is:
> > >
> > > myhostname = test.example.it
> > > mydomain = example.it
> > > myorigin = $mydomain
> > >
> > >
> > > masquerade_domains = $mydomain
> > > masquerade_exceptions = root
> > >
> > > I also have a user in kolab (support at example.it)
> > >
> > > If I send a mail to kolab server to support at test.example.it I expect
> > > this mail to be sent to support at example.it.
> >
> > I am unsure what the best behaviour is in this case.
> > At least "support at test.example.it" is not a user (so far).
> > Does sending email to support at example.it work as it should?
>
> Yes, support at example.it works fine.

This is a good sign.

> The real problem are some system services (not kolab) that send mail to
> root at hostname. For example cron, logwatch, etc ...
>
> For this kind of adresses have I to create a sub-domain (= to hostname)
> and create the users?
>
> It would be great if the hostname maps to its parent domain name,
> isn't it?

That is what I am unsure about, which is the right solution.
It should work when creating a sub-domain,
but this does not completely feel right.

To further thing about how to do this, you could check with the postfix 
documentation of how to accept mails for subdomains.