Postfix Anatomy - Receiving Mail


Note: this web page is no longer maintained. It exists only to avoid breaking links in web pages that describe earlier versions of the Postfix mail system.

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When a message enters the Postfix mail system, the first stop on the inside is the incoming queue. The figure below shows the main components that are involved with new mail. For an explanation of the symbols used, click on the icon in the upper left-hand corner of this page.


Up one level | Receiving Mail | Delivering Mail | Behind the Scenes | Command-line Utilities