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authorMark Sapiro <msapiro@value.net>2012-05-15 20:35:44 -0700
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</h3>
<p>
+<div class="note"><b class="label">Note:</b>
+
+This section describes how to integrate Mailman with Postfix for automatic
+generation of Postfix virtual_alias_maps for Mailman list addresses. Mailman's
+support of virtual domains is limited in that list names must be globally
+unique within a single Mailman instance, i.e., two lists may not have the same
+name even if they are in different domains.
+</div>
+
+<p>
Postfix 2.0 supports ``virtual alias domains'', essentially what used to be
called ``Postfix-style virtual domains'' in earlier Postfix versions. To make
virtual alias domains work with Mailman, you need to do some setup in both
@@ -65,9 +75,11 @@ that Postfix will actually use.
First, you need to set up the Postfix virtual alias domains as described in
the Postfix documentation (see Postfix's <code>virtual(5)</code> manpage). Note
that it's your responsibility to include the <code>virtual-alias.domain
-anything</code> line as described manpage; Mailman will not include this line in
-<span class="file">virtual-mailman</span>. You are highly encouraged to make sure your virtual
-alias domains are working properly before integrating with Mailman.
+anything</code> line as described manpage (in recent Postfix this is not required
+if the domain is included in virtual_alias_domains in main.cf); Mailman will
+not include this line in <span class="file">virtual-mailman</span>. You are highly encouraged to
+make sure your virtual alias domains are working properly before integrating
+with Mailman.
<p>
Next, add a path to Postfix's <var>virtual_alias_maps</var> variable, pointing to
@@ -189,7 +201,7 @@ group owned by <code>mailman</code>.
</div>
</div>
<hr />
-<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on September 9, 2010.</span>
+<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on May 15, 2012.</span>
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