NetBSD/gnu/dist/postfix/proto/generic
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# NAME
# generic 5
# SUMMARY
# Postfix generic table format
# SYNOPSIS
# \fBpostmap /etc/postfix/generic\fR
#
# \fBpostmap -q "\fIstring\fB" /etc/postfix/generic\fR
#
# \fBpostmap -q - /etc/postfix/generic <\fIinputfile\fR
# DESCRIPTION
# The optional \fBgeneric\fR(5) table specifies an address
# mapping that applies when mail is delivered. This is the
# opposite of \fBcanonical\fR(5) mapping, which applies when
# mail is received.
#
# Typically, one would use the \fBgeneric\fR(5) table on a
# system that does not have a valid Internet domain name and
# that uses something like \fIlocaldomain.local\fR instead.
# The \fBgeneric\fR(5) table is then used by the \fBsmtp\fR(8)
# client to transform local mail addresses into valid Internet
# mail addresses when mail has to be sent across the Internet.
# See the EXAMPLE section at the end of this document.
#
# The \fBgeneric\fR(5) mapping affects both message header
# addresses (i.e. addresses that appear inside messages) and
# message envelope addresses (for example, the addresses that
# are used in SMTP protocol commands).
#
# Normally, the \fBgeneric\fR(5) table is specified as a
# text file that serves as input to the \fBpostmap\fR(1)
# command. The result, an indexed file in \fBdbm\fR or
# \fBdb\fR format, is used for fast searching by the mail
# system. Execute the command "\fBpostmap /etc/postfix/generic\fR"
# in order to rebuild the indexed file after changing the
# text file.
#
# When the table is provided via other means such as NIS, LDAP
# or SQL, the same lookups are done as for ordinary indexed files.
#
# Alternatively, the table can be provided as a regular-expression
# map where patterns are given as regular expressions, or lookups
# can be directed to TCP-based server. In that case, the lookups are
# done in a slightly different way as described below under
# "REGULAR EXPRESSION TABLES" and "TCP-BASED TABLES".
# CASE FOLDING
# .ad
# .fi
# The search string is folded to lowercase before database
# lookup. As of Postfix 2.3, the search string is not case
# folded with database types such as regexp: or pcre: whose
# lookup fields can match both upper and lower case.
# TABLE FORMAT
# .ad
# .fi
# The input format for the \fBpostmap\fR(1) command is as follows:
# .IP "\fIpattern result\fR"
# When \fIpattern\fR matches a mail address, replace it by the
# corresponding \fIresult\fR.
# .IP "blank lines and comments"
# Empty lines and whitespace-only lines are ignored, as
# are lines whose first non-whitespace character is a `#'.
# .IP "multi-line text"
# A logical line starts with non-whitespace text. A line that
# starts with whitespace continues a logical line.
# TABLE SEARCH ORDER
# .ad
# .fi
# With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked
# tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are tried in the order as
# listed below:
# .IP "\fIuser\fR@\fIdomain address\fR"
# Replace \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR by \fIaddress\fR. This form
# has the highest precedence.
# .IP "\fIuser address\fR"
# Replace \fIuser\fR@\fIsite\fR by \fIaddress\fR when \fIsite\fR is
# equal to $\fBmyorigin\fR, when \fIsite\fR is listed in
# $\fBmydestination\fR, or when it is listed in $\fBinet_interfaces\fR
# or $\fBproxy_interfaces\fR.
# .IP "@\fIdomain address\fR"
# Replace other addresses in \fIdomain\fR by \fIaddress\fR.
# This form has the lowest precedence.
# RESULT ADDRESS REWRITING
# .ad
# .fi
# The lookup result is subject to address rewriting:
# .IP \(bu
# When the result has the form @\fIotherdomain\fR, the
# result becomes the same \fIuser\fR in \fIotherdomain\fR.
# .IP \(bu
# When "\fBappend_at_myorigin=yes\fR", append "\fB@$myorigin\fR"
# to addresses without "@domain".
# .IP \(bu
# When "\fBappend_dot_mydomain=yes\fR", append
# "\fB.$mydomain\fR" to addresses without ".domain".
# ADDRESS EXTENSION
# .fi
# .ad
# When a mail address localpart contains the optional recipient delimiter
# (e.g., \fIuser+foo\fR@\fIdomain\fR), the lookup order becomes:
# \fIuser+foo\fR@\fIdomain\fR, \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR, \fIuser+foo\fR,
# \fIuser\fR, and @\fIdomain\fR.
#
# The \fBpropagate_unmatched_extensions\fR parameter controls whether
# an unmatched address extension (\fI+foo\fR) is propagated to the
# result of table lookup.
# REGULAR EXPRESSION TABLES
# .ad
# .fi
# This section describes how the table lookups change when the table
# is given in the form of regular expressions. For a description of
# regular expression lookup table syntax, see \fBregexp_table\fR(5)
# or \fBpcre_table\fR(5).
#
# Each pattern is a regular expression that is applied to the entire
# address being looked up. Thus, \fIuser@domain\fR mail addresses are not
# broken up into their \fIuser\fR and \fI@domain\fR constituent parts,
# nor is \fIuser+foo\fR broken up into \fIuser\fR and \fIfoo\fR.
#
# Patterns are applied in the order as specified in the table, until a
# pattern is found that matches the search string.
#
# Results are the same as with indexed file lookups, with
# the additional feature that parenthesized substrings from the
# pattern can be interpolated as \fB$1\fR, \fB$2\fR and so on.
# TCP-BASED TABLES
# .ad
# .fi
# This section describes how the table lookups change when lookups
# are directed to a TCP-based server. For a description of the TCP
# client/server lookup protocol, see \fBtcp_table\fR(5).
# This feature is not available up to and including Postfix version 2.3.
#
# Each lookup operation uses the entire address once. Thus,
# \fIuser@domain\fR mail addresses are not broken up into their
# \fIuser\fR and \fI@domain\fR constituent parts, nor is
# \fIuser+foo\fR broken up into \fIuser\fR and \fIfoo\fR.
#
# Results are the same as with indexed file lookups.
# EXAMPLE
# .ad
# .fi
# The following shows a generic mapping with an indexed file.
# When mail is sent to a remote host via SMTP, this replaces
# \fIhis@localdomain.local\fR by his ISP mail address, replaces
# \fIher@localdomain.local\fR by her ISP mail address, and
# replaces other local addresses by his ISP account, with
# an address extension of \fI+local\fR (this example assumes
# that the ISP supports "+" style address extensions).
#
# .na
# .nf
# /etc/postfix/main.cf:
# .in +4
# smtp_generic_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/generic
# .in -4
#
# /etc/postfix/generic:
# .in +4
# his@localdomain.local hisaccount@hisisp.example
# her@localdomain.local heraccount@herisp.example
# @localdomain.local hisaccount+local@hisisp.example
# .in -4
#
# .ad
# .fi
# Execute the command "\fBpostmap /etc/postfix/generic\fR"
# whenever the table is changed. Instead of \fBhash\fR, some
# systems use \fBdbm\fR database files. To find out what
# tables your system supports use the command "\fBpostconf
# -m\fR".
# BUGS
# The table format does not understand quoting conventions.
# CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
# .ad
# .fi
# The following \fBmain.cf\fR parameters are especially relevant.
# The text below provides only a parameter summary. See
# \fBpostconf\fR(5) for more details including examples.
# .IP \fBsmtp_generic_maps\fR
# Address mapping lookup table for envelope and header sender
# and recipient addresses while delivering mail via SMTP.
# .IP \fBpropagate_unmatched_extensions\fR
# A list of address rewriting or forwarding mechanisms that propagate
# an address extension from the original address to the result.
# Specify zero or more of \fBcanonical\fR, \fBvirtual\fR, \fBalias\fR,
# \fBforward\fR, \fBinclude\fR, or \fBgeneric\fR.
# .PP
# Other parameters of interest:
# .IP \fBinet_interfaces\fR
# The network interface addresses that this system receives mail on.
# You need to stop and start Postfix when this parameter changes.
# .IP \fBproxy_interfaces\fR
# Other interfaces that this machine receives mail on by way of a
# proxy agent or network address translator.
# .IP \fBmydestination\fR
# List of domains that this mail system considers local.
# .IP \fBmyorigin\fR
# The domain that is appended to locally-posted mail.
# .IP \fBowner_request_special\fR
# Give special treatment to \fBowner-\fIxxx\fR and \fIxxx\fB-request\fR
# addresses.
# SEE ALSO
# postmap(1), Postfix lookup table manager
# postconf(5), configuration parameters
# smtp(8), Postfix SMTP client
# README FILES
# .ad
# .fi
# Use "\fBpostconf readme_directory\fR" or
# "\fBpostconf html_directory\fR" to locate this information.
# .na
# .nf
# ADDRESS_REWRITING_README, address rewriting guide
# DATABASE_README, Postfix lookup table overview
# STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README, configuration examples
# LICENSE
# .ad
# .fi
# The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
# HISTORY
# A genericstable feature appears in the Sendmail MTA.
#
# This feature is available in Postfix 2.2 and later.
# AUTHOR(S)
# Wietse Venema
# IBM T.J. Watson Research
# P.O. Box 704
# Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
#--