Re: Name resolution in FreeBSD/Postfix

On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 12:02 PM Paul M. Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:
>
> Folks:
>
> Trying to configure Postfix to route local mail (internet is later).
> During a telnet conversation with Postfix to send it mail for a local
> user, it chokes on paulf@localhost recipient, with a 451 4.3.0 error.
> This is my user, and it's in the /etc/passwd file. So I don't understand
> why it doesn't understand the recipient email address. And yes,
> localhost is 127.0.0.1 in the /etc/hosts file.
>
> Can anyone enlighten me?
>
> Paul
>
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You should probably include your config.
My guess is postfix needs to be told explicitly that localhost is a
domain it's servicing yet hasn't been told that.

~Paul
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