I have my webserver running a webmail client. I have this webmail client configured to use a seperate standalone mail server to send emails. I can send email from this webmail to gmail successfully.
However, upon trying to send email to an address on my own domain, I can see that I connect to the standalone server to send the email as the logs state:
Nov 12 12:47:46 mx dovecot: imap(sender@myowndomain.com): Disconnected: Logged out in=291 out=2751
Nov 12 12:48:46 mx dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<sender@myowndomain.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.11, lip=192.168.1.12, mpid=19294, TLS, session=<6pT3wzxd4QrAqAoM>
Nov 12 12:48:46 mx dovecot: imap(sender@myowndomain.com): Disconnected: Logged out in=291 out=2751
But instead of the mx server itself receiving the email like it does for incoming email from other domains, i.e gmail etc., the email seems to be received at the web server where the mail log displays:
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/pickup[29249]: 3210A1020814: uid=56 from=<sender@mydomain.com>
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/cleanup[29254]: 3210A1020814: message-id=<5c688f30a84ffe77a3dr1f2adacd06bb@mydomain.com>
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/qmgr[29250]: 3210A1020814: from=<sender@mydomain.com>, size=532, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/local[29256]: 3210A1020814: to=<sender@mydomain.com>, relay=local, delay=0.09, delays=0.06/0/0/0.03, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced (unknown user: "sender")
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/cleanup[29254]: 3F1291020816: message-id=<20171112172712.3F1291020816@mydomain.com>
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/bounce[29257]: 3210A1020814: sender non-delivery notification: 3F1291020816
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/qmgr[29250]: 3F1291020816: from=<>, size=2288, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/qmgr[29250]: 3210A1020814: removed
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/local[29256]: 3F1291020816: to=<sender@mydomain.com>, relay=local, delay=0.05, delays=0.03/0/0/0.03, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced (unknown user: "sender")
Nov 12 12:27:12 myservername postfix/qmgr[29250]: 3F1291020816: removed
main.cf for postfix:
# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version
# Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first
# line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default
# is /etc/mailname.
#myorigin = /etc/mailname
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
biff = no
# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no
# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h
readme_directory = no
# TLS parameters
smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
smtpd_use_tls=yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
# See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for
# information on enabling SSL in the smtp client.
myhostname = mydomain.com
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = mydomain.com, localhost.com, , localhost
relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
smtp_tls_security_level = may
How can I get the standalone mail server for which my mx record is configured to send the email my webmail server mail client sends through it to itself, rather than back to the webserver?
