ok, foi um problema com a instalação do postfix. Eu consertei um arquivo de configuração, removi e reinstalei:
root@dur:/etc/postfix#
root@dur:/etc/postfix# diff main.cf main.cf.2
7c7
< #myorigin = /etc/mailname
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> myorigin = /etc/mailname
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> ###adding###
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> # Requirements for the HELO statement
> smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, warn_if_reject reject_non_fqdn_hostname, reject_invalid_hostname, permit
> # Requirements for the sender details
> smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, warn_if_reject reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_unknown_sender_domain, reject_unauth_pipelining, permit
> # Requirements for the connecting server
> smtpd_client_restrictions = reject_rbl_client sbl.spamhaus.org, reject_rbl_client blackholes.easynet.nl, reject_rbl_client dnsbl.njabl.org
> # Requirement for the recipient address
> smtpd_recipient_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining, permit_mynetworks, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unknown_recipient_domain, reject_unauth_destination, permit smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining
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> # require proper helo at connections
> # smtpd_helo_required = yes
> # waste spammers time before rejecting them
> # smtpd_delay_reject = yes
> # disable_vrfy_command = yes
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>
>
> # not sure of the difference of the next two
> # but they are needed for local aliasing
> alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
> alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
> # this specifies where the virtual mailbox folders will be located
> virtual_mailbox_base = /var/spool/mail/virtual
> # this is for the mailbox location for each user
> virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_mailbox.cf
> # and this is for aliases virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_alias.cf
> # and this is for domain lookups virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_domains.cf
> # this is how to connect to the domains (all virtual, but the option is there)
> # not used yet
> # transport_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_transport.cf
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>
> virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
> virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
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> # to add if there is not a virtual user
> # sudo mkdir /var/spool/mail/virtual sudo groupadd --system virtual -g 5000
> # sudo useradd --system virtual -u 5000 -g 5000
> # sudo chown -R virtual:virtual /var/spool/mail/virtual
>
> inet_protocols = ipv4
root@dur:/etc/postfix#
root@dur:/etc/postfix# aptitude install -y mysqmail-postfix-logger postfix-mysql mailutils
após o qual eu leio minha caixa de entrada da seguinte forma:
thufir@dur:~$
thufir@dur:~$ mail
"/var/mail/thufir": 4 messages 4 new
>N 1 hawat@localhost Sat Aug 25 17:04 16/565 hello world
N 2 thufir Sat Aug 25 17:05 13/428 cannot send to localhost
N 3 thufir Sat Aug 25 17:05 15/439 ping
N 4 thufir Sat Aug 25 17:05 15/453 ping
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X-Original-To: thufir@localhost
To: thufir@localhost
Subject: hello world
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:04:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: hawat@localhost
hello world content yet again
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X-Original-To: thufir@localhost
To: <thufir@localhost>
Subject: cannot send to localhost
X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.2)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:41:42 +0000 (UTC)
From: thufir@dur (thufir)
ping
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X-Original-To: thufir@localhost
To: <thufir@localhost>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: ping
X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.2)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:40:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: thufir@dur (thufir)
pong
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X-Original-To: [email protected]
To: <thufir@localhost>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: ping
X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.2)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:40:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: thufir@dur (thufir)
pong
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No applicable message
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No applicable message
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Saved 4 messages in /home/thufir/mbox
Held 0 messages in /var/mail/thufir
thufir@dur:~$
que foi tudo o que eu precisava.