Postfix Anatomy - Delivering 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Note: this web page is no longer maintained.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.

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

Once a message has reached the incoming queue the next step is to deliver it. The figure shows the main components of the Postfix mail delivery apparatus. For an explanation of the symbols, 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