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[Chris Foote]

On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Rodney Mitchell wrote:

> On Tue, 2006-12-05 at 10:35 +1030, Chris Foote wrote:
>> On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, Rodney Mitchell wrote:
>>
>>> Local Bounce:
>>>    To grangesc at melecom.com.au Msg="mail forwarding loop for
>>> grangesc at melecom.com.au" : 1 Time(s)
>>>    To lappy at melecom.com.au Msg="mail forwarding loop for
>>> lappy at melecom.com.au" : 2 Time(s)
>>>    To rodney at melecom.com.au Msg="mail forwarding loop for
>>> rodney at melecom.com.au" : 2 Time(s)
>>
>> Can you post the output of `postconf -n` and the contents of
>> any referred virtual or aliases files.
>>
>> Also, is postfix running on the host mail.melecom.com.au. as
>> per your MX entry ?
>
> postconf -n:
> alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> command_directory = /usr/sbin
> config_directory = /etc/postfix
> daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
> debug_peer_level = 2
> html_directory = no
> inet_interfaces = all
> local_recipient_maps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps
> mail_owner = postfix
> mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
> manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
> mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost,
> melecom.com.au
> myhostname = mail.melecom.com.au
> mynetworks = 192.168.0.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8
> mynetworks_style = subnet
> newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
> queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
> readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.2.2/README_FILES
> sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.2.2/samples
> sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
> setgid_group = postdrop
> unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
>
>
> The "alias" issue has been thought of but left for now as all the email
> accounts are working, just a few "bounces" appear in the log now and
> then?!

Hi Rodney.

The line with melecom.com.au above should appear at the end of
the mydestination assignment in the previous line.  If your email
client didn't wrap the output, then that is probably the issue.

If not, then make sure the aliases database is built using `postmap
/etc/aliases` or `newaliases` (from memory `postfix reload` rebuilds
these automatically if they are stale, but my memory isn't always
reliable :-)

If that still doesn't work, then post the output from `postconf -d`
and include the contents of your /etc/hosts and /etc/aliases files
(private email if you like).

Cheers,

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