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

[Steen, Glenn]

... I guess my little "reports" got swamped in the general phishing et
al torrent:-).

Anyway, Thanks!

-- Glenn

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Julian Field
> Sent: den 3 december 2004 15:11
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Postfix, mailwatch and queue IDs (and of course 
> mailscanner:-)
> 
> 
> 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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