Postfix: forward incoming emails to Gmail
My Postfix configuration for forwarding emails suddenly failed to work. It worked in the past as far as I remember.
For example, I want to send emails from my yahoo email to my site (e.g. mysite.com) which is forwarding the incoming emails to my Gmail.
So I have the Postfix option picked: Internet Site
System mail name: mysite.com
The default config:
$ sudo nano /etc/postfix/main.cf
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
biff = no
# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no
# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h
readme_directory = no
# See -- default to 2 on
# fresh installs.
compatibility_level = 2
# TLS parameters
smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
smtpd_tls_security_level=may
smtp_tls_CApath=/etc/ssl/certs
smtp_tls_security_level=may
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated defer_unauth_destination
myhostname = localhost
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = localhost
relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = ipv4
virtual_alias_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual_domains
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual_forwardsMy virtual domains:
$ sudo nano /etc/postfix/virtual_domains
mysite.comMy virtual forward emails:
$ sudo nano /etc/postfix/virtual_forwards That's all. But all emails I sent from my yahoo email account to are bounced back.
However, if I send emails from my server, for example:
echo "This is a test email body." | mail -s "Subject" -a "From: " All emails are forwarded correctly to my Gmail at .
Why? What have I missed?
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