I've found the system logs.
this is a copy of the mail.log
ct 8 16:34:41 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: reading message xxx@popaddress.co.uk@pop.1and1.co.uk:1 of 1 (3305 octets) (log message incomplete) Oct 8 16:34:41 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: SMTP error: 451 4.6.0 Alias expansion error Oct 8 16:34:41 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: not flushed Oct 8 16:34:41 zentyal postfix/smtpd[16756]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Oct 8 16:37:41 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: 1 message for
xxx@popaddress.co.uk at pop.1and1.co.uk (3305 octets).
Oct 8 16:37:42 zentyal postfix/smtpd[18138]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Oct 8 16:37:42 zentyal postfix/smtpd[18138]: 38D512E01033: client=localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
Oct 8 16:37:44 zentyal postfix/cleanup[18144]: warning: 38D512E01033: unreasonable virtual_alias_maps map nesting for
xxx@mydomain.co.uk -- message not accepted, try again later Oct 8 16:37:44 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: reading message xxx@popaddress.co.uk@pop.1and1.co.uk:1 of 1 (3305 octets) (log message incomplete) Oct 8 16:37:44 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: SMTP error: 451 4.6.0 Alias expansion error Oct 8 16:37:44 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: not flushed Oct 8 16:37:44 zentyal postfix/smtpd[18138]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Oct 8 16:38:17 zentyal dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 8 secs): user=<
xxx@mydomain.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured, session=<ydlwppkhjwB/AAAB> Oct 8 16:38:17 zentyal dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 6 secs): user=<
xxx@mydomain.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured, session=<cyiIppkhkQB/AAAB> Oct 8 16:38:29 zentyal dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 12 secs): user=<
xxx@mydomain.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured, session=<E1/rppkhmgB/AAAB> Oct 8 16:38:29 zentyal dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 6 secs): user=<
xxx@mydomain.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured, session=<Y8s/p5khmwB/AAAB> Oct 8 16:38:40 zentyal dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 4 secs): user=<
xxx@mydomain.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured, session=<LfoOqJkhnwB/AAAB> Oct 8 16:38:40 zentyal dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 2 secs): user=<
xxx@mydomain.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured, session=<YkImqJkhoAB/AAAB> Oct 8 16:38:44 zentyal dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 2 secs): user=<
xxx@mydomain.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured, session=</l1jqJkhowB/AAAB> Oct 8 16:38:44 zentyal dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 4 secs): user=<
xxx@mydomain.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured, session=<RPZEqJkhogB/AAAB> Oct 8 16:40:45 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: 1 message for
xxx@popaddress.co.uk at pop.1and1.co.uk (3305 octets).
Oct 8 16:40:45 zentyal postfix/smtpd[19531]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Oct 8 16:40:45 zentyal postfix/smtpd[19531]: 764A22E01033: client=localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
Oct 8 16:40:47 zentyal postfix/cleanup[19537]: warning: 764A22E01033: unreasonable virtual_alias_maps map nesting for
xxx@mydomain.co.uk -- message not accepted, try again later Oct 8 16:40:47 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: reading message xxx@popaddress.co.uk@pop.1and1.co.uk:1 of 1 (3305 octets) (log message incomplete) Oct 8 16:40:47 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: SMTP error: 451 4.6.0 Alias expansion error Oct 8 16:40:47 zentyal fetchmail[5741]: not flushed Oct 8 16:40:47 zentyal postfix/smtpd[19531]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
can anyone give me some advise how to fix this please