Files in /var/mail

Discussion in 'Installation/Configuration' started by bepla, Mar 20, 2010.

  1. bepla

    bepla New Member

    Hi,

    Recently, I noticed that there are files in /var/mail of my server.
    There are 2 kinds of files :
    - non-empty mbox for system accounts (uucp, mail, ...)
    - empty mbox for regular ispconfig email accounts

    In a first time, I thought that was remains of an old configuration and deleted them but they reappeared shortly after...

    So, I found that there was a problem in postfix main.cf explaining system accounts mbox in /var/mail. I fixed it. But I noticed another thing: system account are accepted for any domain.
    By example: [email protected], [email protected], ... are accepted for delivery by postfix smtp even if theses email accounts are not created.
    That's the first problem.

    Empty mbox for regular ispconfig email users still reappear in /var/mail and I don't understand why. It seems that emails are correctly deliver in maildir in each user home but I wonder why these files are created.
    That's the second point.

    Have you any idea or explaination of what causes that please?

    Here is my main.cf:
    Code:
    smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
    biff = no
    
    append_dot_mydomain = no
    
    smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
    smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
    smtpd_use_tls=yes
    smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtpd_scache
    smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtp_scache
    
    myhostname = myhostname.com
    alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
    alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
    myorigin = /etc/mailname
    relayhost =
    mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
    mailbox_command =
    mailbox_size_limit = 0
    recipient_delimiter = +
    inet_interfaces = all
    inet_protocols = ipv4
    
    virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable
    
    mydestination = /etc/postfix/local-host-names
    unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 450
    
    home_mailbox = Maildir/
    
    I checked Maildir checkbox in ispconfig admin panel.
     

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