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

[Julian Field]

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Ah, yes, remember now. I never rolled the patch into the main source
tree, as I was awaiting confirmation that it all worked okay.
It's in the main source now, will be included in all future releases.

Steen, Glenn wrote:

>Eh, ok... It's the patch I got from you, so... I thought you'd have
>it already;).
>
>Anyway, here you go...
>
>-- Glenn
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: MailScanner mailing list
>>[mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Julian Field
>>Sent: den 3 december 2004 14:03
>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>Subject: Re: Postfix, mailwatch and queue IDs (and of course
>>mailscanner:-)
>>
>>
>>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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