release: 1.4.0: Optional inbound relay (backup-MX) on port 25

Optional inbound relay (backup-MX / forwarder) on port 25, off by default. Mail is accepted only for domains configured in the panel and forwarded to an upstream; there are still no mailboxes. A dedicated security review of the inbound path is still open on the plan (Fable).
Added:
  - `INBOUND_RELAY_ENABLE` (default `false`): when true, Postfix listens on
  - Panel **Inbound** pages (global administrator): domains, upstream host/port
  - Optional `INBOUND_ANTISPAM_MILTER` on the inbound listener only, plus
  - Inbound rate limit (`INBOUND_RATE_LIMIT_MESSAGES_PER_IP`, default 20) and
Changed:
  - Compose publishes host port 25 even when the flag is off (nothing listens
  - Full-backup restore Resync also rebuilds inbound maps when the flag is on.

Full detail: CHANGELOG.md (1.4.0).
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@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ login in the `saslpasswd2` argv
2026-08-13 full-tree review against this document — send-log authorization for
domain administrators, the atomic level-2 admit (`tryAdmit`), fail-closed
session creation, and application-delete ordering: no findings, and nothing
needed adding to the accepted risks. (2) **Accepted risks** —
needed adding to the accepted risks. The inbound-relay path (port 25, maps,
panel) is described under Mail path below and is **not yet** in that review
history — it awaits a separate Fable pass before 1.4.0. (2) **Accepted risks** —
deliberate departures beyond the mandatory, recorded so the decision is not
lost.
@@ -77,8 +79,17 @@ The panel is exposed to the internet — the items below are **not optional**.
### Mail path (security-relevant)
- **Not an open relay** — SASL only; `reject_unauth_destination`;
- **Not an open relay** — SASL only on 465/587; `reject_unauth_destination`;
`smtpd_sender_login_maps` + `reject_sender_login_mismatch`.
- **Inbound relay (optional, `INBOUND_RELAY_ENABLE`)** — port 25 is not an
open relay either: SASL is off; `smtpd_relay_restrictions` /
`smtpd_recipient_restrictions` are `reject_unauth_destination` and
`reject_unlisted_recipient`; maps list only configured domains and
recipients. Domains with no upstream host are omitted from the maps so mail
is never accepted with nowhere to send it. Prefer recipient mode `list` to
refuse unknown addresses at RCPT (no backscatter). OpenDKIM is not attached
on inbound. An optional antispam milter is inbound-only; default action is
fail-open (`accept`).
- TLS is mandatory before credentials are transmitted (465 wrapper / 587
`encrypt`).
- `TRUSTED_PROXY_CIDR` — only explicitly trusted proxies may supply