diff --git a/srcpkgs/postfix/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/postfix/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4bdda64baad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/postfix/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+case "${ACTION}" in
+post)
+	# set up correct permissions.
+	cd usr/sbin
+	chgrp postdrop postqueue postdrop
+	chmod g+s postqueue postdrop
+
+	# run newaliases.
+	newaliases
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/postfix/files/aliases.patch b/srcpkgs/postfix/files/aliases.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6767870b7b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/postfix/files/aliases.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- etc/postfix/main.cf.orig	2010-12-13 20:18:22.000000000 +0100
++++ etc/postfix/main.cf	2010-12-13 20:18:24.000000000 +0100
+@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@
+ #alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
+ #alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases, nis:mail.aliases
+ #alias_maps = netinfo:/aliases
++alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
+ 
+ # The alias_database parameter specifies the alias database(s) that
+ # are built with "newaliases" or "sendmail -bi".  This is a separate
+@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@
+ #alias_database = dbm:/etc/mail/aliases
+ #alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
+ #alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases, hash:/opt/majordomo/aliases
++alias_database = $alias_maps
+ 
+ # ADDRESS EXTENSIONS (e.g., user+foo)
+ #
diff --git a/srcpkgs/postfix/files/postfix.service b/srcpkgs/postfix/files/postfix.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ea92147800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/postfix/files/postfix.service
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Postfix Mail Transport Agent
+After=syslog.target network.target
+Conflicts=sendmail.service exim.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/var/spool/postfix/pid/master.pid
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/postfix start
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/postfix reload
+ExecStop=/usr/sbin/postfix stop
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/postfix/patches/postfix-install-dont-overwrite-path.patch b/srcpkgs/postfix/patches/postfix-install-dont-overwrite-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd5ae250e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/postfix/patches/postfix-install-dont-overwrite-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- postfix-install.orig	2012-01-31 16:18:56.687116320 +0100
++++ postfix-install	2012-01-31 16:19:00.198032219 +0100
+@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
+ # By now, shells must have functions. Ultrix users must use sh5 or lose.
+ 
+ umask 022
+-PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/etc:/sbin:/etc:/usr/contrib/bin:/usr/gnu/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/bsd
++#PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/etc:/sbin:/etc:/usr/contrib/bin:/usr/gnu/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/bsd
+ SHELL=/bin/sh
+ IFS=" 	
+ "
diff --git a/srcpkgs/postfix/postfix.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/postfix/postfix.rshlibs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6602128e952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/postfix/postfix.rshlibs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+libldap-2.4.so.2
+liblber-2.4.so.2
+libmysqlclient.so.16
+libpq.so.5
+libsqlite3.so.0
+libpthread.so.0
+libpcre.so.0
+libdb-4.8.so
+libnsl.so.1
+libc.so.6
+libresolv.so.2
+libsasl2.so.2
+libssl.so.1
+libcrypto.so.1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/postfix/template b/srcpkgs/postfix/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7259b337b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/postfix/template
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# Template file for 'postfix'
+pkgname=postfix
+version=2.8.7
+homepage="http://www.postfix.org/"
+distfiles="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+short_desc="High-performance mail transport agent"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="IBM Public License 1.0, BSD-alike"
+checksum=5c13465ab47414e9aa2e857851eff1a3f020cebd056e0dde6094ece3552806e5
+long_desc="
+ It is Wietse Venema's mail server that started life at IBM research as an
+ alternative to the widely-used Sendmail program.
+
+ Postfix attempts to be fast, easy to administer, and secure. The outside has
+ a definite Sendmail-ish flavor, but the inside is completely different."
+
+conf_files="
+/etc/postfix/access
+/etc/postfix/aliases
+/etc/postfix/canonical
+/etc/postfix/generic
+/etc/postfix/header_checks
+/etc/postfix/main.cf
+/etc/postfix/master.cf
+/etc/postfix/relocated
+/etc/postfix/transport
+/etc/postfix/virtual"
+
+make_dirs="
+/var/lib/postfix		0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/active	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/bounce	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/corrupt	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/defer	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/deferred	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/flush	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/hold		0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/incoming	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/private	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/maildrop	0750	postfix	postdrop
+/var/spool/postfix/public	0750	postfix	postdrop
+/var/spool/postfix/pid		0750	root	root
+/var/spool/postfix/saved	0750	postfix	root
+/var/spool/postfix/trace	0750	postfix	root"
+
+systemd_services="postfix.service true"
+
+system_accounts="postfix"
+postfix_homedir="/var/spool/postfix"
+system_groups="postdrop"
+
+provides="smtp-server-0"
+replaces="smtp-server>=0"
+
+Add_dependency build perl ">=0"
+Add_dependency build openssl-devel
+Add_dependency build db-devel
+Add_dependency build pcre-devel
+Add_dependency build libsasl-devel
+Add_dependency build libldap-devel
+Add_dependency build libmysqlclient-devel
+Add_dependency build postgresql-libs-devel
+Add_dependency build sqlite-devel
+
+do_build() {
+	make makefiles DEBUG='' CCARGS=' \
+		-DUSE_SASL_AUTH -DUSE_CYRUS_SASL -I/usr/include/sasl \
+		-DHAS_LDAP \
+		-DUSE_TLS \
+		-DHAS_MYSQL -I/usr/include/mysql \
+		-DHAS_PGSQL -I/usr/include/postgresql \
+		-DHAS_SQLITE \
+	' AUXLIBS=' \
+		-lsasl2 \
+		-lldap -llber \
+		-lssl -lcrypto \
+		-lmysqlclient -lz -lm \
+		-lpq \
+		-lsqlite3 -lpthread \
+	' OPT="${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS}"
+
+	make ${makejobs}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	sh postfix-install -non-interactive \
+		install_root="${DESTDIR}" \
+		daemon_directory="/usr/lib/${pkgname}" \
+		sample_directory="/etc/${pkgname}/sample" \
+		manpage_directory="/usr/share/man"
+
+	vinstall LICENSE 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}
+	vinstall TLS_LICENSE 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}
+
+	sed 's/\(^\$manpage[^:]*\):/\1.gz:/' -i \
+		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/${pkgname}/postfix-files
+	cd ${DESTDIR}; patch -p0 -i ${FILESDIR}/aliases.patch
+
+	# Remove unused stuff.
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/postfix/*LICENSE
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/postfix/*.default
+
+	# systemd.
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/postfix.service 644 lib/systemd/system
+}