Hi, I'm newbie for postfix, I setup postfix and dovecot on centos 5.2 ( iredmail disc ). now i get the problem with Alias ( forwarder ) it 's not work. I got mail server's report in outlook: Code: The mail system <[email protected]>: user unknown and this is the error in maillog : Code: postfix/pipe[7689]: 58B9113F0619: to=<[email protected]>, relay=dovecot, delay=0.07, delays=0.05/0.01/0/0.01, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced (user unknown) i need to make sure "[email protected]" is exit,then i look in the db. in the mysql db : vmail tb : alias Code: address : [email protected] goto : [email protected] last, this is my postconf -n Code: alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases.db alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf allow_min_user = no biff = no bounce_queue_lifetime = 1d broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix content_filter = smtp:127.0.0.1:10024 daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix data_directory = /var/lib/postfix delay_warning_time = 0h disable_vrfy_command = yes enable_original_recipient = no header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/header_checks.pcre home_mailbox = Maildir/ html_directory = no inet_protocols = all mail_name = iRedMail mail_owner = postfix mail_version = 0.4-stable mailbox_command = /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver mailbox_size_limit = 20000000 mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix manpage_directory = /usr/share/man maximal_backoff_time = 4000s maximal_queue_lifetime = 1d message_size_limit = 20000000 minimal_backoff_time = 300s mydestination = $myhostname, localhost, localhost.localdomain, localhost.$myhostname mydomain = mydomain.com myhostname = mydomain.com mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 mynetworks_style = subnet myorigin = mydomain.com newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix queue_run_delay = 300s readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.5.9/README_FILES receive_override_options = no_address_mappings recipient_bcc_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_recipient_bcc_maps_domain.cf, mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_recipient_bcc_maps_user.cf relay_domains = $mydestination sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.5.9/samples sender_bcc_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_sender_bcc_maps_domain.cf, mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_sender_bcc_maps_user.cf sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix setgid_group = postdrop smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining, permit 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 = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination, reject_invalid_helo_hostname smtpd_reject_unlisted_recipient = yes smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender = yes smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = no smtpd_sasl_path = dovecot-auth smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sender_login_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_sender_login_maps.cf smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_sender_login_mismatch, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_invalid_hostname, reject_rbl_client smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/pki/iRedMail/SSL_Cert.pem smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/pki/iRedMail/SSL_Key.pem smtpd_tls_loglevel = 0 smtpd_tls_security_level = may tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom transport_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_transport_maps.cf unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf virtual_gid_maps = static:500 virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_domains.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf virtual_minimum_uid = 500 virtual_transport = dovecot virtual_uid_maps = static:500 it just happern today, i dont know how it come, this server was ran since 3 months ago with no problem. Sorry for my English. ( i'm newbie for postfix and english LOL) thanks, pattana.b