On 2026-01-16 16:42, Wietse Venema via Postfix-users wrote: > Jan Eden via Postfix-users: > > -- 0 Kbytes in 1 Request. > > root@social:~# postcat -q BC1A080128 > > *** ENVELOPE RECORDS maildrop/BC1A080128 *** > > message_arrival_time: Fri Jan 16 21:21:38 2026 > > named_attribute: rewrite_context=local > > sender_fullname: root > > sender: [email protected] > > *** MESSAGE CONTENTS maildrop/BC1A080128 *** > > Subject: test > > To: "root" <[email protected]> > > User-Agent: mail (GNU Mailutils 3.17) > > Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:21:38 +0100 > > > > test > > *** HEADER EXTRACTED maildrop/BC1A080128 *** > > recipient: [email protected] > > *** MESSAGE FILE END maildrop/BC1A080128 *** > > Congratulations, this is now officially no longer a Postfix problem. > > The mail command producces this unexpected recipient address, > and that is what Postfix will use. > > Just in time for (my) happy hour.
Yes, and I found the problem. /etc/mail.rc contained the following: alias root root<[email protected]> I cannot remember adding this (the server has been in use for several years, and I must have done it a while ago). Thanks a lot for helping me pin this down, and sorry for the false alarm regarding Postfix's behaviour. - Jan _______________________________________________ Postfix-users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
