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ckoeber
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 Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:16 am Post subject: [SOLVED] Postfix: Forward email and local delivery with LDAP |
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Hello,
I would like for a user to have the ability to forward email to an external account BUT I also need to keep a copy of that message using PostfFix. So, I have the following template that I believe can work for an alias file for an LDAP setup:
ldap-alias.cf:
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server_host = [LDAP Server here]
search_base = [Search Base Here]
version=3
timeout = 10
bind = yes
bind_dn = [bind-dn here]
bind_pw = [bind password here]
query_filter = (mail=%s)
result_attribute = (local account?) + (forwarding account?) |
Now, I have a separate attribute called vacationForward within my LDAP system that contains the forwarding address. My local email address is stored as mail within LDAP.
The problem is that I would need to return TWO results, correct? I need to return the local account and the forwarding account, correct?
Has anyone done this with Postfix?
Thanks for any help with this.
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nativemad
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:10 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
the alias query should return a comma separated list of destination addresses... Therefore you would need a third account for the local delivery or you'll see some looping i suppose!?
I made such things in the maildrop-delivery script. You think you should also be able to do it with procmail or such.
good luck
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ckoeber
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| nativemad wrote: | Hi,
the alias query should return a comma separated list of destination addresses... Therefore you would need a third account for the local delivery or you'll see some looping i suppose!?
I made such things in the maildrop-delivery script. You think you should also be able to do it with procmail or such.
good luck |
Thanks for the help, I figured this out. Your suggestion was close to the mark!
I am posting a separate reply for other people. |
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ckoeber
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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OK, so I figured this out:
To forward email and retain a local copy with LDAP, here is tutorial configuration:
Put the text below (with your modifications) in a file, preferably in the same directory where other Postfix configuration files are.
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| Code: | server_host = [LDAP HOST]
search_base = [Search Base - i.e. (ou=Where to Search,dc=example,dc=com)]
version=3
timeout = 10
size_limit = 1 (Directive to inform the LDAP searching utility that only one SET of results should come back per search (i.e. if I search for one CN then only one CN with all resultant attributes should be returned.)
bind = yes
bind_dn = [Bind DN for searching]
bind_pw = [Bind Password]
query_filter = ([Attribute to search for here]=%s) - Note that this is the address of the email being recieved.
result_attribute = [Attribute Containing Local Address], [Attribute Containing External Address], [More Attributes containing addresses, separated by commas] |
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Once this is done, put your ldap:[Location of above file] directive within a virtual_alias_maps or alias_maps directive in your main configuration file. This depends on whether the address being delivered to is read as a local or virtual domain. A completely working example looks something like what I have below:
ldap-forward-example.cf:
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| Code: | server_host = ldap-server.example.com
search_base = ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
version=3
timeout = 10
size_limit = 1
bind = yes
bind_dn = cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
bind_pw = password
query_filter = (mail=%s)
result_attribute = mail, addressToForward |
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Within the main.cf file:
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| Code: | #For virtual domains:
virtual_alias_maps = ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap-forward-example.cf
#
# OR
#
#For local domains:
alias_maps = hash:/etc/mail/aliases,ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap-forward-example.cf |
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That should be it. Hope this helps someone. I have been searching all over for this.
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nativemad
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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ok, nice trick with the "mail, field"! 
I've got almost the same, but without a local copy... postalias is my field with the comma separated list as value
| Code: | result_attribute = postalias
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seyazar
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:20 pm Post subject: postfix ldap forwarding |
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Hi,
i applied these settings and it's worked, but after that i create ne schema element for forward address(first i used description attribute), now it doesn't work how can i investigate this or debug ?
thanks in advance.
Selçuk
| ckoeber wrote: | OK, so I figured this out:
To forward email and retain a local copy with LDAP, here is tutorial configuration:
Put the text below (with your modifications) in a file, preferably in the same directory where other Postfix configuration files are.
----------------------
| Code: | server_host = [LDAP HOST]
search_base = [Search Base - i.e. (ou=Where to Search,dc=example,dc=com)]
version=3
timeout = 10
size_limit = 1 (Directive to inform the LDAP searching utility that only one SET of results should come back per search (i.e. if I search for one CN then only one CN with all resultant attributes should be returned.)
bind = yes
bind_dn = [Bind DN for searching]
bind_pw = [Bind Password]
query_filter = ([Attribute to search for here]=%s) - Note that this is the address of the email being recieved.
result_attribute = [Attribute Containing Local Address], [Attribute Containing External Address], [More Attributes containing addresses, separated by commas] |
----------------------
Once this is done, put your ldap:[Location of above file] directive within a virtual_alias_maps or alias_maps directive in your main configuration file. This depends on whether the address being delivered to is read as a local or virtual domain. A completely working example looks something like what I have below:
ldap-forward-example.cf:
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| Code: | server_host = ldap-server.example.com
search_base = ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
version=3
timeout = 10
size_limit = 1
bind = yes
bind_dn = cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
bind_pw = password
query_filter = (mail=%s)
result_attribute = mail, addressToForward |
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Within the main.cf file:
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| Code: | #For virtual domains:
virtual_alias_maps = ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap-forward-example.cf
#
# OR
#
#For local domains:
alias_maps = hash:/etc/mail/aliases,ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap-forward-example.cf |
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That should be it. Hope this helps someone. I have been searching all over for this. |
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