Postfix, mailwatch and queue IDs (and of course mailscanner:-)

[Steen, Glenn]

Julian,

I've been running this patch to Postfix.pm on the new, not
"misconfigured" server (running 4.35.11 ATM, will upgrade RSN) for
a week now.
It is still totally problem-free, and during this time it has "saved 
me" from 4 diplicates in 8794 messages (just goes to show the effect of
having /var/spool "separated" from /var:-).

I noted it isn't present in 4.36.4... Could it (pretty-please) go into
at least the next beta? All users of Postfix and MailWatch (or similar
tool) in conjunction with MS would benefit from it.

Kind regards

-- Glenn (still waiting eagerly for the book to arrive... Perhaps a
nice Xmas surprise:-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list 
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Steen, Glenn
> Sent: den 29 november 2004 17:33
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Postfix, mailwatch and queue IDs (and of course 
> mailscanner:-)
> 
> 
> Hi Julian (& all:),
> 
> I decommissioned the old server on friday, so now I've got a more
> "normal" server setup... Meaning I should see a lot less of the
> duplicates that was bothering me. To be completely sure I'll never see
> any, I'll continue to use the patch (still rock solid) on the "new"
> server.
> 
> Final count shows that during the week it was in effect on the
> "slightly missconfigured" server it protected me from 141 new
> duplicates (in 8941 messages... Yeah, things have been pretty slow,
> especially since we've started blocking the worst offenders at the
> firewall:-).
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Perhaps time for others to enjoy it too?
> 
> -- Glenn
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MailScanner mailing list 
> > [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Steen, Glenn
> > Sent: den 22 november 2004 17:40
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: Postfix, mailwatch and queue IDs (and of course 
> > mailscanner:-)
> > 
> (snip)
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MailScanner mailing list 
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> > Behalf Of Julian 
> Field
> > Sent: den 18 november 2004 22:58
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: Postfix, mailwatch and queue IDs (and of course
> > mailscanner:-)
> > 
> > 
> > Steen, Glenn wrote:
> > 
> (snip)
> > >Should perhaps go into the beta? I can see no real 
> drawbacks with it.
> > >
> > >
> > Let's leave it running for a few days first. If it behaves 
> > itself (which
> > it should) then it will go in the main distribution, as it is A Good
> > Thing(tm). As you say it is transparent to MailWatch, then 
> if it works
> > at all it should be fine.
> > 
> > --
> > Julian Field
> (snip)
> 
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