Postfix
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Jump to navigationJump to searchPostfix is a mail transfer agent that routes and delivers e-mail.
Configuration
Postfix stores its configuration files in the /etc/postfix/ directory. The following is a list of the more commonly used files:
- access
- Used for access control, this file specifies which hosts are allowed to connect to Postfix.
- aliases
- A configurable list required by the mail protocol.
- main.cf
- The global Postfix configuration file. The majority of configuration options are specified in this file.
- master.cf
- Specifies how Postfix interacts with various processes to accomplish mail delivery.
- transport
- Maps email addresses to relay hosts.
Postfix Architecture Overview
How Postfix recieves mail
We use smtpd. Yes, our "sendmail" isn't the real thing, but rather a Postfix component.