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NAME
       sqlite_table - Postfix SQLite configuration

SYNOPSIS
       postmap -q "string" sqlite:/etc/postfix/filename

       postmap -q - sqlite:/etc/postfix/filename <inputfile

DESCRIPTION
       The Postfix mail system uses optional tables for address rewriting or
       mail routing. These tables are usually in dbm or db format.

       Alternatively, lookup tables can be specified as SQLite databases.  In
       order to use SQLite lookups, define an SQLite source as a lookup table
       in main.cf, for example:
           alias_maps = sqlite:/etc/postfix/sqlite-aliases.cf

       The file /etc/postfix/sqlite-aliases.cf has the same format as the
       Postfix main.cf file, and can specify the parameters described below.

LIST MEMBERSHIP
       When using SQL to store lists such as $mynetworks, $mydestination,
       $relay_domains, $local_recipient_maps, etc., it is important to
       understand that the table must store each list member as a separate
       key. The table lookup verifies the *existence* of the key. See "Postfix
       lists versus tables" in the DATABASE_README document for a discussion.

       Do NOT create tables that return the full list of domains in
       $mydestination or $relay_domains etc., or IP addresses in $mynetworks.

       DO create tables with each matching item as a key and with an arbitrary
       value. With SQL databases it is not uncommon to return the key itself
       or a constant value.

SQLITE PARAMETERS

       dbpath The SQLite database file location. Example:
                  dbpath = customer_database

       query  The SQL query template used to search the database, where %s is
              a substitute for the address Postfix is trying to resolve, e.g.
                  query = SELECT replacement FROM aliases WHERE mailbox = '%s'

              This parameter supports the following '%' expansions:

              %%     This is replaced by a literal '%' character.

              %s     This is replaced by the input key.  SQL quoting is used
                     to make sure that the input key does not add unexpected
                     metacharacters.

              %u     When the input key is an address of the form user@domain,
                     %u is replaced by the SQL quoted local part of the
                     address.  Otherwise, %u is replaced by the entire search
                     string.  If the localpart is empty, the query is
                     suppressed and returns no results.

              %d     When the input key is an address of the form user@domain,
                     %d is replaced by the SQL quoted domain part of the
                     address.  Otherwise, the query is suppressed and returns
                     no results.

              %[SUD] The upper-case equivalents of the above expansions behave
                     in the query parameter identically to their lower-case
                     counter-parts.  With the result_format parameter (see
                     below), they expand the input key rather than the result
                     value.

              %[1-9] The patterns %1, %2, ... %9 are replaced by the
                     corresponding most significant component of the input
                     key's domain. If the input key is user@mail.example.com,
                     then %1 is com, %2 is example and %3 is mail. If the
                     input key is unqualified or does not have enough domain
                     components to satisfy all the specified patterns, the
                     query is suppressed and returns no results.

              The domain parameter described below limits the input keys to
              addresses in matching domains. When the domain parameter is
              non-empty, SQL queries for unqualified addresses or addresses in
              non-matching domains are suppressed and return no results.

              This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2. In prior releases
              the SQL query was built from the separate parameters:
              select_field, table, where_field and additional_conditions. The
              mapping from the old parameters to the equivalent query is:

                  SELECT [select_field]
                  FROM [table]
                  WHERE [where_field] = '%s'
                        [additional_conditions]

              The '%s' in the WHERE clause expands to the escaped search
              string.  With Postfix 2.2 these legacy parameters are used if
              the query parameter is not specified.

              NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the query parameter.

       result_format (default: %s)
              Format template applied to result attributes. Most commonly used
              to append (or prepend) text to the result. This parameter
              supports the following '%' expansions:

              %%     This is replaced by a literal '%' character.

              %s     This is replaced by the value of the result attribute.
                     When result is empty it is skipped.

              %u     When the result attribute value is an address of the form
                     user@domain, %u is replaced by the local part of the
                     address. When the result has an empty localpart it is
                     skipped.

              %d     When a result attribute value is an address of the form
                     user@domain, %d is replaced by the domain part of the
                     attribute value. When the result is unqualified it is
                     skipped.

              %[SUD1-9]
                     The upper-case and decimal digit expansions interpolate
                     the parts of the input key rather than the result. Their
                     behavior is identical to that described with query, and
                     in fact because the input key is known in advance,
                     queries whose key does not contain all the information
                     specified in the result template are suppressed and
                     return no results.

              For example, using "result_format = smtp:[%s]" allows one to use
              a mailHost attribute as the basis of a transport(5) table. After
              applying the result format, multiple values are concatenated as
              comma separated strings. The expansion_limit and parameter
              explained below allows one to restrict the number of values in
              the result, which is especially useful for maps that must return
              at most one value.

              The default value %s specifies that each result value should be
              used as is.

              This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.

              NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the result format!

       domain (default: no domain list)
              This is a list of domain names, paths to files, or "type:table"
              databases. When specified, only fully qualified search keys with
              a *non-empty* localpart and a matching domain are eligible for
              lookup: 'user' lookups, bare domain lookups and "@domain"
              lookups are not performed. This can significantly reduce the
              query load on the SQLite server.
                  domain = postfix.org, hash:/etc/postfix/searchdomains

              It is best not to use SQL to store the domains eligible for SQL
              lookups.

              This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.

              NOTE: DO NOT define this parameter for local(8) aliases, because
              the input keys are always unqualified.

       expansion_limit (default: 0)
              A limit on the total number of result elements returned (as a
              comma separated list) by a lookup against the map.  A setting of
              zero disables the limit. Lookups fail with a temporary error if
              the limit is exceeded.  Setting the limit to 1 ensures that
              lookups do not return multiple values.

OBSOLETE MAIN.CF PARAMETERS
       For compatibility with other Postfix lookup tables, SQLite parameters
       can also be defined in main.cf.  In order to do that, specify as SQLite
       source a name that doesn't begin with a slash or a dot.  The SQLite
       parameters will then be accessible as the name you've given the source
       in its definition, an underscore, and the name of the parameter.  For
       example, if the map is specified as "sqlite:sqlitename", the parameter
       "query" would be defined in main.cf as "sqlitename_query".

OBSOLETE QUERY INTERFACE
       This section describes an interface that is deprecated as of Postfix
       2.2. It is replaced by the more general query interface described
       above.  If the query parameter is defined, the legacy parameters
       described here ignored.  Please migrate to the new interface as the
       legacy interface may be removed in a future release.

       The following parameters can be used to fill in a SELECT template
       statement of the form:

           SELECT [select_field]
           FROM [table]
           WHERE [where_field] = '%s'
                 [additional_conditions]

       The specifier %s is replaced by the search string, and is escaped so if
       it contains single quotes or other odd characters, it will not cause a
       parse error, or worse, a security problem.

       select_field
              The SQL "select" parameter. Example:
                  select_field = forw_addr

       table  The SQL "select .. from" table name. Example:
                  table = mxaliases

       where_field
              The SQL "select .. where" parameter. Example:
                  where_field = alias

       additional_conditions
              Additional conditions to the SQL query. Example:
                  additional_conditions = AND status = 'paid'

SEE ALSO
       postmap(1), Postfix lookup table maintenance
       postconf(5), configuration parameters
       ldap_table(5), LDAP lookup tables
       mysql_table(5), MySQL lookup tables
       pgsql_table(5), PostgreSQL lookup tables

README FILES
       Use "postconf readme_directory" or "postconf html_directory" to locate
       this information.
       DATABASE_README, Postfix lookup table overview
       SQLITE_README, Postfix SQLITE howto

LICENSE
       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.

HISTORY
       SQLite support was introduced with Postfix version 2.8.

AUTHOR(S)
       Original implementation by:
       Axel Steiner

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