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Q: - What is the location of postfix mailserver Queue ?
By default, the Postfix mail queues are located in the /var/spool/postfix directory. Each
message queue is created as a separate subdirectory within this directory. Each message is stored as a separate file in the subdirectory, using a unique identifier for the filename.
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Q: - What is LMTP ?
The Local Mail Transport Protocol (LMTP) is a different mail transport protocol
described in RFC 2033. LMTP utilizes a set protocol similar to SMTP for delivering
messages to the local host. Postfix can be configured to deliver messages to local users
using LMTP if desired.
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Q: - What is canonical Table ?
The cleanup program uses the canonical table to rewrite message addresses contained in
the message header.The mail administrator can use one canonical lookup table for both
received messages and sent messages or separate tables for each. The canonical table is often used in conjunction with the alias file to provide address header rewriting of outgoing mail messages.
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