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diff --git a/doc/incoming_email/postfix.md b/doc/incoming_email/postfix.md index 18bf3db1744..787d21f7f8f 100644 --- a/doc/incoming_email/postfix.md +++ b/doc/incoming_email/postfix.md @@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ The instructions make the assumption that you will be using the email address `i quit ``` - (Note: The `.` is a literal period on its own line) + _**Note:** The `.` is a literal period on its own line._ + + _**Note:** If you receive an error after entering `rcpt to: incoming@localhost` + then your Postfix `my_network` configuration is not correct. The error will + say 'Temporary lookup failure'. See + [Configure Postfix to receive email from the Internet](#configure-postfix-to-receive-email-from-the-internet)._ 1. Check if the `incoming` user received the email: @@ -131,7 +136,7 @@ Courier, which we will install later to add IMAP authentication, requires mailbo 1. Test the new setup: 1. Follow steps 1 and 2 of _[Test the out-of-the-box setup](#test-the-out-of-the-box-setup)_. - 2. Check if the `incoming` user received the email: + 1. Check if the `incoming` user received the email: ```sh su - incoming @@ -152,6 +157,12 @@ Courier, which we will install later to add IMAP authentication, requires mailbo q ``` + _**Note:** If `mail` returns an error `Maildir: Is a directory` then your + version of `mail` doesn't support Maildir style mailboxes. Install + `heirloom-mailx` by running `sudo apt-get install heirloom-mailx`. Then, + try the above steps again, substituting `heirloom-mailx` for the `mail` + command._ + 1. Log out of the `incoming` account and go back to being `root`: ```sh |