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  • Postfix rejects mail for local user

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    Hi guys!
    I would like to ask your help about Postfix configuration. I'm confused about local user settings.

    I setted up my mail server with Postfix and I followed this guide: https://geekpeek.net/postfix-with-dovecot/. I already used for years and it was always good.

    Here my server configuration details:
    - My FQDN is: myserver.mydomain.com
    - My domanin is: mydomain.com
    - My virtual_mailbox_domains file contains: mydomain.com, mydomain.net, mydomain.it

    I send and receive mail from all domain listed in virtual mailbox, but I receive error "550 5.1.1 : Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table" if I try to send/receive any message to/from any address related to FQDN myserver.mydomain.com.

    I read that as of Postfix version 2.0, the Postfix SMTP server rejects mail for unknown recipients in local domains (domains that match $mydestination or the IP addresses in $inet_interfaces or $proxy_interfaces) with "User unknown in local recipient table". Here the link: https://www.postfix.org/LOCAL_RECIPIENT_README.html. So I need to define local address related to my FDQN? If so, do you have any example?

    Thank you for your support! Best regards

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