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Postfix Documentation
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Postfix Basic Configuration


Introduction

Postfix has several hundred configuration parameters that are controlled via the main.cf file. Fortunately, all parameters have sensible default values. In many cases, you need to configure only two or three parameters before you can start to play with the mail system. Here's a quick introduction to the syntax:

The text below assumes that you already have Postfix installed on the system, either by compiling the source code yourself (as described in the INSTALL file) or by installing an already compiled version.

This document covers basic Postfix configuration. Information about how to configure Postfix for specific applications such as mailhub, firewall or dial-up client can be found in the STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README file. But don't go there until you already have covered the material presented below.

The first parameters of interest specify the machine's identity and role in the network.

The default values for many other configuration parameters are derived from just these.

The next parameter of interest controls the amount of mail sent to the local postmaster:

Be sure to set the following correctly if you're behind a proxy or network address translator, and you are running a backup MX host for some other domain:

Postfix daemon processes run in the background, and log problems and normal activity to the syslog daemon. Here are a few things that you need to be aware of:

If your machine has unusual security requirements you may want to run Postfix daemon processes inside a chroot environment.

If you run Postfix on a virtual network interface, or if your machine runs other mailers on virtual interfaces, you'll have to look at the other parameters listed here as well:

Postfix Documentation
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