after a few discussion http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/msg58378.html

i still am getting

Jan 19 15:41:48 mail-server postfix/pipe[3724]: A502F19C8A57: to=<www@mydomain.my>, relay=dovecot, delay=60040, delays=60002/36/0/2.1, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (temporary failure)

dovecot version: 1.1.20 postfix version: 2.5.9-5 OS: RHEL 5 64-bit

here my main.cf configs

# postconf -n alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases, hash:/etc/mailman/aliases allow_min_user = no biff = no bounce_queue_lifetime = 1d broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix data_directory = /var/lib/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 delay_warning_time = 0h disable_vrfy_command = yes enable_original_recipient = no home_mailbox = Maildir/ html_directory = no inet_interfaces = all inet_protocols = ipv4 local_recipient_maps = mail_name = iRedMail mail_owner = postfix mail_version = 0.6.1 mailbox_command = /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver mailbox_size_limit = 15728640 mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix manpage_directory = /usr/share/man maximal_backoff_time = 4000s maximal_queue_lifetime = 1d minimal_backoff_time = 300s mydestination = $myhostname, localhost, localhost.localdomain, localhost.$myhostname mydomain = mydomain.my myhostname = mail-server.mydomain.my mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 mynetworks_style = subnet myorigin = mail-server.mydomain.my newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix proxy_read_maps = $canonical_maps $lmtp_generic_maps $local_recipient_maps $mydestination $mynetworks $recipient_bcc_maps $recipient_canonical_maps $relay_domains $relay_recipient_maps $relocated_maps $sender_bcc_maps $sender_canonical_maps $smtp_generic_maps $smtpd_sender_login_maps $transport_maps $virtual_alias_domains $virtual_alias_maps $virtual_mailbox_domains $virtual_mailbox_maps queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix queue_run_delay = 300s readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.5.9/README_FILES recipient_bcc_maps = proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ ldap_recipient_bcc_maps_domain.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ ldap_recipient_bcc_maps_user.cf recipient_delimiter = + relay_domains = $mydestination, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ ldap_relay_domains.cf relay_recipient_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/ mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf relayhost = [127.0.0.1] sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.5.9/samples sender_bcc_maps = proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_sender_bcc_maps_domain.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_sender_bcc_maps_user.cf sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix setgid_group = postdrop smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining smtpd_enforce_tls = no smtpd_helo_required = yes smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,permit_sasl_authenticated, check_helo_access pcre:/etc/postfix/helo_access.pcre smtpd_recipient_restrictions = reject_unknown_recipient_domain, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unlisted_recipient, check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:7777, permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination, check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:10031 smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient = no smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender = yes smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = no smtpd_sasl_local_domain = smtpd_sasl_path = dovecot-auth smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sender_login_maps = proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_sender_login_maps.cf smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_sender_login_mismatch, permit_sasl_authenticated smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/pki/tls/certs/iRedMail_CA.pem smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/pki/tls/private/iRedMail.key smtpd_tls_loglevel = 0 smtpd_tls_security_level = may tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom transport_maps = proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_transport_maps_user.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_transport_maps_domain.cf, hash:/etc/mailman/transport-mailman unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 virtual_alias_maps = proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_virtual_alias_maps.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_virtual_group_maps.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ ldap_sender_login_maps.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_catch_all_maps.cf virtual_gid_maps = static:502 virtual_mailbox_base = /var/vmail virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ ldap_virtual_mailbox_domains.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf virtual_minimum_uid = 502 virtual_transport = dovecot virtual_uid_maps = static:502

my master.cf:

# # Postfix master process configuration file. For details on the format # of the file, see the master(5) manual page (command: "man 5 master"). # # Do not forget to execute "postfix reload" after editing this file. # # ========================================================================== # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100) # ========================================================================== smtp inet n - - - - smtpd #submission inet n - n - - smtpd # -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt # -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING #smtps inet n - n - - smtpd # -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes # -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING #628 inet n - n - - qmqpd #pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup cleanup unix n - n - 0 cleanup qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr #qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 oqmgr tlsmgr unix - - n 1000? 1 tlsmgr rewrite unix - - n - - trivial-rewrite bounce unix - - n - 0 bounce defer unix - - n - 0 bounce trace unix - - n - 0 bounce verify unix - - n - 1 verify flush unix n - n 1000? 0 flush proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap smtp unix - - n - - smtp # When relaying mail as backup MX, disable fallback_relay to avoid MX loops relay unix - - n - - smtp -o smtp_fallback_relay= # -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5 showq unix n - n - - showq error unix - - n - - error retry unix - - n - - error discard unix - - n - - discard local unix - n n - - local virtual unix - n n - - virtual lmtp unix - - n - - lmtp anvil unix - - n - 1 anvil scache unix - - n - 1 scache # # ==================================================================== # Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual # pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants. # # Many of the following services use the Postfix pipe(8) delivery # agent. See the pipe(8) man page for information about ${recipient} # and other message envelope options. # ==================================================================== # # maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details. # Also specify in main.cf: maildrop_destination_recipient_limit=1 # #maildrop unix - n n - - pipe # flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient} # # ==================================================================== # # The Cyrus deliver program has changed incompatibly, multiple times. # #old-cyrus unix - n n - - pipe # flags=R user=cyrus argv=/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user} # # ==================================================================== # # Cyrus 2.1.5 (Amos Gouaux) # Also specify in main.cf: cyrus_destination_recipient_limit=1 # #cyrus unix - n n - - pipe # user=cyrus argv=/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user} # # ==================================================================== # # See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details. # #uucp unix - n n - - pipe # flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient) # # ==================================================================== # # Other external delivery methods. # #ifmail unix - n n - - pipe # flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient) # #bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe # flags=Fq. user=bsmtp argv=/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop $recipient # #scalemail-backend unix - n n - 2 pipe # flags=R user=scalemail argv=/usr/lib/scalemail/bin/scalemail-store # ${nexthop} ${user} ${extension} # #mailman unix - n n - - pipe # flags=FR user=list argv=/usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py # ${nexthop} ${user} # Bypass checks for internally generated mail. #pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup -o content_filter= submission inet n - n - - smtpd -o smtpd_enforce_tls=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026

smtps inet n - - - - smtpd -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026 # Use dovecot deliver program as LDA. dovecot unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -f ${sender} -d ${user}@${domain} procmail unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/bin/procmail -r -t SENDER=${sender} RECIPIENT=${recipient} DOMAIN=${nexthop} -m USER=${user} EXTENSION=${extension} /etc/procmailrc smtp-amavis unix - - - - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o disable_dns_lookups=yes -o max_use=20

127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_delay_reject=no -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o mynetworks_style=host -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o strict_rfc821_envelopes=yes -o smtpd_error_sleep_time=0 -o smtpd_soft_error_limit=1001 -o smtpd_hard_error_limit=1000 -o smtpd_client_connection_count_limit=0 -o smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit=0 -o receive_override_options=no_header_body_checks,no_unknown_recipient_checks,no_address_mappings # Bypass checks for internally generated mail. pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup -o content_filter= submission inet n - n - - smtpd -o smtpd_enforce_tls=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026 -o content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026

smtps inet n - n - - smtpd -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026 -o content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10026 # Use dovecot deliver program as LDA. dovecot unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -f ${sender} -d ${user}@${domain} procmail unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/bin/procmail -r -t SENDER=${sender} RECIPIENT=${recipient} DOMAIN=${nexthop} -m USER=${user} EXTENSION=${extension} /etc/procmailrc smtp-amavis unix - - - - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o disable_dns_lookups=yes -o max_use=20

127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_delay_reject=no -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o mynetworks_style=host -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o strict_rfc821_envelopes=yes -o smtpd_error_sleep_time=0 -o smtpd_soft_error_limit=1001 -o smtpd_hard_error_limit=1000 -o smtpd_client_connection_count_limit=0 -o smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit=0 -o receive_override_options=no_header_body_checks,no_unknown_recipient_checks,no_address_mappings

any hints and tips are welcomed.

i already asked this in mailman & postfix mailing list and i was told to ask here instead