messages on hold

[Martin.Hepworth]

Simon

This is how MS works with postfix. Postfix puts the incoming messages into a hold queue, MS reads the hold queue then drops them into the normal queue for delivery.

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Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Simon Jones
> Sent: 14 August 2007 09:27
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: messages on hold
>
> Hiya, I'm getting a lot of entries in the maillog with messages on hold.
> Anyone know why this could be happening?  Or where to start looking to
> see if I do actually have a problem, thanks!
>
> Here's an example;
>
> Aug 14 09:33:45 gate1 postfix/cleanup[3509]: CD5A26DB42A: hold: header
> Received: from [81.26.189.95] (unknown [81.26.189.95])??by
> gate.domain.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD5A26DB42A??for
> <recipient at domain.co.uk>; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:33:45 +0100 (BST) from
> unknown[81.26.189.95]; from=<sender at domain.com> to=<
> recipient at domain.co.uk > proto=ESMTP helo=<[81.26.189.95]
>
> SMJ
>
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