Postfix "skipped, still being delivered" Issues

[Pete]

Hirsh, Joshua wrote:

>Thanks Pete.
>
> I just set this up on my machine, but changed it around a little bit. I'm
>still using my dual Postfix setup, but with the hold method as well.
>Unfortunately, anytime a match is made against the "Received" header, a
>message gets logged in syslog. So I kept my dual Postfix setup to clean up
>the logs a little, since I can't find a way to disable the log notifications
>on held messages.
>
> I run both my Postfix's under different syslog names/priorities, so I can
>keep track of what's entering and leaving the server better.
>
> As for the header_check, I had to change mine to something more specific to
>cut down on the log messages (it was showing up multiple times per message
>if it went through a few servers first). My header_check currently looks
>like this:
>
> /^Received:(.*)by mx5\.partnersolutions\.ca/   HOLD
>
>
> An unfortunate side effect of using the hold method is that I was gathering
>statistics on my inbound Postfix logs to count the number of recipients,
>message sizes, etc, but with the hold method these logs don't get generated
>anymore.
>
>
> At the moment, it appears that this method added around 5 to 9% CPU usage,
>but nothing substantial yet. I'll see what happens during the next big spam
>flood.
>
>
> Cheers
>-Joshua
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But did it have any effect on the mnail being left in deferred for
longer than you would like?