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for the last few days I have been trying to run an email server and it looks like I finally made it.

The email server runs on Debian in combination with postfix and dovecot. Webmin is also installed, in which I see emails for an user and I can also send emails.

I created a test user "Kontakt" and here is a screenshot from the webmin SCREENSHOT

Next I installed roundcube, configured and tested the smtp and imap connection. Everything is fine, but after logging in to the roundcube I do not see any emails.

I found that emails are stored in /var/spool/kontakt, but not in maildir and I do not why.

Summary - My goal is to be able to write, read and manage emails via a roundcube.

QUESTION 2: How can I ensure that an email address can only have a domain name, not a hostname?

For example, if I send an email from gmail to kontakt@mail.mintiga.cz, the email is ok. But if I send an email to kontakt@mintiga.cz, I will receive a message back that the email could not be delivered.

Thank you very much

     <kontakt@mintiga.cz>: User unknown in virtual alias table
postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/master.cf: undefined parameter: mua_sender_restrictions
postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/master.cf: undefined parameter: mua_helo_restrictions
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
allow_min_user = yes
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
compatibility_level = 2
home_mailbox = Maildir/
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = ipv4
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mydestination = $myhostname, xxxxxx.contaboserver.net, localhost.contaboserver.net, , localhost
mydomain = mintiga.cz
myhostname = mail.mintiga.cz
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
myorigin = $mydomain
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = no
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost =
smtp_tls_loglevel = 1
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes
smtp_tls_security_level = may
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtp_use_tls = yes
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
smtpd_recipient_restrictions =     permit_mynetworks,permit_auth_destination,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated defer_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.mintiga.cz/fullchain.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.mintiga.cz/privkey.pem
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_security_level = may
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtpd_use_tls = yes
virtual_alias_domains = $mydomain
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf: unused parameter: smtpd_sasl_location_domain=$myhostname


# 2.2.27 (): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# Pigeonhole version 0.4.16 ()
# OS: Linux 4.9.0-15-amd64 x86_64 Debian 9.13
auth_debug = yes
auth_debug_passwords = yes
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_verbose = yes
disable_plaintext_auth = no
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
namespace inbox {
  inbox = yes
  location =
  mailbox Drafts {
    auto = subscribe
    special_use = \Drafts
  }
  mailbox Junk {
    auto = subscribe
    special_use = \Junk
  }
  mailbox Sent {
    auto = subscribe
    special_use = \Sent
  }
  mailbox "Sent Messages" {
    special_use = \Sent
  }
  mailbox Trash {
    auto = subscribe
    special_use = \Trash
  }
  prefix =
  separator = .
  type = private
}
passdb {
  driver = pam
}
protocols = " imap pop3"
service auth {
  unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
    group = postfix
    mode = 0666
    user = postfix
  }
}
service imap-login {
  inet_listener imap {
    port = 143
  }
  inet_listener imaps {
    port = 993
    ssl = yes
  }
}
ssl = required
ssl_cert = </etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.mintiga.cz/fullchain.pem
ssl_key =  # hidden, use -P to show it
userdb {
  driver = passwd
}
  • 1
    `/var/spool` is not meant for mail storage. That's the mail queue where mails are stored while they are in transit on your server. The mails in that directory have not been delivered yet into the mailbox. Check your postfix logs to see the problem why they don't get delivered. – Gerald Schneider Nov 05 '21 at 10:54

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