Drew Sanford:
> I have a set of scripts on a server running postfix that up until
> sometime last night worked just fine. Suddenly messages just stopped
> being sent from the web sites using the form. I started to dig around,

You really should have a look at the maillog file, because Postfix
screams loud if there is a problem.

> and in /var/spool/postfix/bounce there's more messages than you can
> shake a stick at, all dated since last night. What I'm wondering is, how
> does a message land in the bounce directory,

The files in the bounce subdirectory contain the reasons why mail
could not be delivered. Presently, these are plain text files of
the form:

    <recipient>: text why mail delivery failed

The files have the same name as the message queue file (in the
incoming, active or deferred subdirectory).

> what could have changed
> without my knowing it that landed all of these messages there, why are
> they just sitting there, and is there any way I can send them all from
> there. Thanks in advance for any insight.

What caused the mail to bounce is written in those files.

Why the mail sits there: see the maillog file.

        Wietse

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