I'm using Postfix 2.8.1 on an Ubuntu Maverick server. As suggested in http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html, I am using separate SMTPD client, HELO, sender, and recipient restriction lists (with various blacklist checks, as well as some client whitelist checks, placed as appropriate in the various restriction lists).
In http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtpd_client_restrictions, I read that "for safety", permit_dnswl_client and permit_rhswl_client are silently ignored when they would override reject_unauth_destination. I understand why this is a good idea when a whitelist "permit" operation appears in smtpd_recipient_restrictions. But does this "silent ignoring" also happen even if the whitelist "permit" operation is located in smtpd_client_restrictions, while the reject_unauth_destination is in smtpd_recipient_restrictions? It seems unnecessary and confusing to ignore the whitelist operation in this case (unless there is some subtle cause for concern that I'm overlooking). Rich Wales ri...@richw.org
