On Mon, Jul 04, 2011 at 09:02:59AM -0500, I wrote:

On Mon, Jul 04, 2011 at 02:58:34PM +0300, Amira Othman wrote:

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Iam using dovecot-1.0.7-7.el5 and postfix-2.3.3-2.3.el5_6 on centos 5.6 I want to configure mail server without system account .I can send using the virtual account but can't receive and I have this in log file

relay=local, delay=0.02, delays=0.02/0/0/0, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced (unknown user: "hoda")

This is a Postfix problem, not a Dovecot one. It says that the recipient domain is in this list:

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mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain

... but the "hoda" user or alias does not exist in /etc/passwd nor /etc/aliases.

See: http://www.postfix.org/VIRTUAL_README.html http://www.postfix.org/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html

This list should also include: http://www.postfix.org/BASIC_CONFIGURATION_README.html because mydestination, myhostname, and mydomain settings are covered therein.

The "upgrade" advice is very good. You should not be starting out with something so long past the end of its support.

Follow up on Postfix issues on the Postfix list. However, your issue will probably be solved with some time in the documentation.

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