Improved documentation related to #11

README.md

@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ Additional informations:
 - mails are stored in `/var/mail/${domain}/${username}`
 - email login are full email address (`username1@my-domain.com`)
 - ssl is strongly recommended
-- do not add whitespace in `$docker_mail_users` or `$docker_mail_aliases`
 - user accounts are managed in `./postfix/accounts.cf`
-- redirections are managed in `./postfix/redirects.cf`
+- aliases and fowards/redirects are managed in `./postfix/virtual`
 - antispam are rules are managed in `./spamassassin/rules.cf`
 - files must be mounted to `/tmp` in your container (see `docker-compose.yml` template)
 
@@ -60,7 +59,8 @@ Volumes allow to:
 - Manage mail users, passwords and aliases
 
 # usage
-docker-compose up -d mail
+
+	docker-compose up -d mail
 
 # client configuration
 

postfix/virtual

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-#Mail redirection from user@domain.tld to otheruser@domain.tld and otheruser@otherdomain.tld
-user1@domain.tld otheruser@domain.tld otheruser@otherdomain.tld
-#Mail redirection from postmaster@domain.tld and hostmaster@domain.tld to user@domain.tld
-user2@domain.tld postmaster hostmaster
+#
+# ALIAS => from alias@domain.tld (alias) to user@domain.tld (real account)
+# alias@domain.tld user@domain.tld
+#
+# FORWARD => from redirect@domain.tld to a list of internal/external email addresses
+# redirect@domain.tld otheruser@domain.tld otheruser@otherdomain.tld
+#

start-mailserver.sh

@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ do
   echo ${domain} >> /tmp/vhost.tmp
 done < /tmp/postfix/accounts.cf
 makeuserdb
-
-#copying virtual file
+# Copying virtual file
 cp /tmp/postfix/virtual /etc/postfix/virtual
 
 echo "Postfix configurations"