diff --git a/install/dist/tpl/gentoo/amavisd-ispconfig.conf.master b/install/dist/tpl/gentoo/amavisd-ispconfig.conf.master
index c05ce9835bf4bca8156cdfbe25a67dcecc1a4983..88a32b463604ec93700a594e05cc2816c7c03715 100644
--- a/install/dist/tpl/gentoo/amavisd-ispconfig.conf.master
+++ b/install/dist/tpl/gentoo/amavisd-ispconfig.conf.master
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ $log_level = 0;                # (defaults to 0)
 
 $inet_socket_port = [10024,10026];
 
-# *:* = send to IP/HOST:incoming Port + 1
-$forward_method = 'smtp:*:*';
-$notify_method = 'smtp:*:*';
+# :* = send to incoming Port + 1
+$forward_method = 'smtp:127.0.0.1:*';
+$notify_method = 'smtp:127.0.0.1:*';
 
 $interface_policy{'10026'} = 'ORIGINATING';
 $policy_bank{'ORIGINATING'} = {
diff --git a/install/tpl/fedora_amavisd_conf.master b/install/tpl/fedora_amavisd_conf.master
index 6e454e7cac789e8951ed461f229f28cefe7d173a..f32530cfabe1b93ec9b41f6b3e59f2bab6b561ee 100644
--- a/install/tpl/fedora_amavisd_conf.master
+++ b/install/tpl/fedora_amavisd_conf.master
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ $defang_by_ccat{+CC_BADH.",6"} = 1;  # header field syntax error
 
 $myhostname = '{hostname}';
 
-$notify_method  = 'smtp:*:*';
-$forward_method = 'smtp:*:*';  # set to undef with milter!
+$notify_method  = 'smtp:127.0.0.1:*';
+$forward_method = 'smtp:127.0.0.1:*';  # set to undef with milter!
 
 # $os_fingerprint_method = 'p0f:127.0.0.1:2345';  # to query p0f-analyzer.pl
 
diff --git a/install/tpl/opensuse_amavisd_conf.master b/install/tpl/opensuse_amavisd_conf.master
index a756bb5b25191b77823be95c794c12af14f8bde6..582dd1163130dbe87e2c97c5fb3d2203dbd9e3ca 100644
--- a/install/tpl/opensuse_amavisd_conf.master
+++ b/install/tpl/opensuse_amavisd_conf.master
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ $defang_by_ccat{+CC_BADH.",6"} = 1;  # header field syntax error
 
 $myhostname = 'linux-jfp8.site';
 
-$notify_method  = 'smtp:*:*';
-$forward_method = 'smtp:*:*';  # set to undef with milter!
+$notify_method  = 'smtp:127.0.0.1:*';
+$forward_method = 'smtp:127.0.0.1:*';  # set to undef with milter!
 
 # $final_virus_destiny      = D_DISCARD;
 # $final_banned_destiny     = D_BOUNCE;