Postfix Conf

How to enable Postfix to listen for remote smtp connections

  • Invoke the editor for /etc/sysconfig files from within yast2
  • Select 'Network' -> 'Mail' -> 'General'
  • Set parameter 'SMTPD_LISTEN_REMOTE' to 'yes'
  • Select 'Finish/Beenden'

SuSEconfig will be started automatically.

Config file : /etc/sysconfig/mail

How to set up forwarding of mail to remote domains

  • This is mainly done in /etc/postfix/transport
  • After modification of this file invoke
#: postmap /etc/postfix/transport
  • restart Postfix

Take also care of the local domains defined; if one of them is to be forwarded to another host set the parameter

local_recipient_maps = <blank>

in /etc/postfix/main.cf