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Re: Postfix local delivery stops after an hour.

From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Thu Nov 01 2007 - 12:59:49 CDT


Victor Duchovni:
> On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 08:51:55AM -0700, Kevin Stevens wrote:
>
> > >What version of Postfix is shipped with Leopard?
> > >
> > > $ postconf mail_version mail_release_date
> >
> > mail_version = 2.4.3
> > mail_release_date = 20070531
>
> Yes, substantially more recent, good to see Apple catching up
> periodically.

I am very pleased. Now we can look forward to a whole new category
of questions from MacOS users (DSN, Milter, ...).

> > > $ make mypwd
> > > $ ./mypwd kes postfix nobody
> >
> > Egad. I'll have to work on that one.
>
> I don't know a more efficient way to test reliability of password
> lookups. When failure sets in, does it really fail all local recipients
> indefinitely? Is "reload" enough to solve the issue? Once the problem
> happens, you can "ktrace" the local delivery agent and perhaps learn
> what is breaking.

Maybe you can send him the patched mypwd.c file (or tarball).

        Wietse