From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Mon May 03 2004 - 16:31:22 CDT

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Ben Rosengart:
> After a crash:
>
> postfix-mailspool/postfix-script: warning: damaged message: corrupt/533871B7E4E
>
> There are two such files, both empty. Under what circumstances are
> these created? I am particularly interested to know whether or not
> we have lost any mail.

Postfix does not acknowledge receipt of mail before the fsync()
system call has returned success.

This is elementary.

        Wietse

> I understand of course that Postfix cannot be responsible when the
> underlying hardware and operating system behave in an undefined manner.
>
> This spool is on NFS (you may now pelt me with rotten vegetables).
>
> --
> Ben Rosengart (212) 741-4400 x215
> To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education.
> To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither
> oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete. -- Epictetus
>
>

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