[postfix-users] Difference mydestination and virtual_alias_domains etc.
Hi,
according to the book of Postfix and from my understanding the purpose of virtual_alias_domains is exactly the same like mydestination which is to be the final destination for the domain names specified.
The difference is that virtual_alias_domains doesn`t need to have a correlation to the host machine, right? But what does that mean in practice? Wouldn`t it be the same if i decide to set all domain names postifx is the final destination for, in mydestination instead of virtual_alias_domains?
I dont exactly understand the difference and whats even more confusing for me is the difference between virtual_alias_domains & virtual_mailbox_domains. Maybe some Zenmaster in Postfix could enlighten me and sorry about my stupid questions, i am still a Postfix fool but at least i try. xD
Regards
Dennis
according to the book of Postfix and from my understanding the purpose of virtual_alias_domains is exactly the same like mydestination which is to be the final destination for the domain names specified.
Domains in mydestination get delivered by "local".
The difference is that virtual_alias_domains doesn`t need to have a correlation to the host machine, right?
?
But what does that mean in practice? Wouldn`t it be the same if i decide to set all domain names postifx is the final destination for, in mydestination instead of virtual_alias_domains?
Domains listed in virtual_alias_domains usually use virtual_alias_maps to map the address to ANOTHER address, which is then delivered someplace else (maybe using "local", maybe it goes to yet another machine)
I dont exactly understand the difference and whats even more confusing for me is the difference between virtual_alias_domains & virtual_mailbox_domains.
virtual_alias_domains: just rewrite the recipient address virtual_mailbox_domains: deliver the mails using "virtual"
Ich hätte eigentlich darauf kommen können, das ich meine Frage auch in deutsch stellen kann, ist ja schließlich nicht das erste Mal das ich meine Fragen auf der postifx Mailingliste stelle und dankenswerterweise immer nette Unterstützung erfahren habe.
Da ich allerdings auf mehreren Mailinglisten unterwegs bin, war englisch jetzt irgendwie die Macht der Gewohnheit. In diesem Sinne, danke für die Beantwortung meiner Fragen :)
Am 11.11.2012 22:51, schrieb Ralf Hildebrandt:
according to the book of Postfix and from my understanding the purpose of virtual_alias_domains is exactly the same like mydestination which is to be the final destination for the domain names specified.
Domains in mydestination get delivered by "local".
The difference is that virtual_alias_domains doesn`t need to have a correlation to the host machine, right?
?
But what does that mean in practice? Wouldn`t it be the same if i decide to set all domain names postifx is the final destination for, in mydestination instead of virtual_alias_domains?
Domains listed in virtual_alias_domains usually use virtual_alias_maps to map the address to ANOTHER address, which is then delivered someplace else (maybe using "local", maybe it goes to yet another machine)
I dont exactly understand the difference and whats even more confusing for me is the difference between virtual_alias_domains & virtual_mailbox_domains.
virtual_alias_domains: just rewrite the recipient address virtual_mailbox_domains: deliver the mails using "virtual"
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