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

[Julian Field]

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You forgot to include the patch!

Steen, Glenn wrote:

>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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