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configuring sender_bcc on Postfix

I have recently built and deployed a Postfix server to replace the aging Sendmail server. The boss now wants to have all emails sent from employee1 copied to him.

I have read the various posts and I understand that I can accomplish this with automatic bcc . My problem is that I am having a hard time understanding the specifics. Could someone talk me thru this. I realize that I will need to edit main.cf and I also believe that I will need to create a map table with employee1 name in it. The details of how to do this is missing?

Thanks for all of your help now and in the past.

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CME-IT

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I have just looked at the cleanup.8.html file.

I must confess, I'm a confused newbie.

<sender_bcc_maps (empty)
Optional BCC (blind carbon-copy) address lookup
tables, indexed by sender address.

What exactly do I type in in the main.cf file. How do I create the lookup table? I know the lookup table usually deals with a key, value ...... :(

If I want mail from employee1 to be bcc to boss do I create a table called bcc2boss and enter
employee1, boss

or

employee1@company.com, boss@company.com

I understand the concept, but the details of how to do it are confusing me.

That's why simple minds need experts like you guys.

CME-IT

ASKER

I found the answer I was looking for. This is the detail I needed.

In /etc/postfix/main.cf add:

sender_bcc_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_bcc

Then edit or create /etc/postfix/sender_bcc in the following format:
employee1@company.com boss@company.com
and run postmap /etc/postfix/sender_bcc and posfix reload.
Postfix version must be at least 2.1.

xDamox

Hi,

Sorry for the long wait in reply, anways thats cool how you got it :) and thanks for posting your way of getting it to work.