From: Brian Evans - Postfix List (grknightscent-team.com)
Date: Thu Nov 05 2009 - 15:38:11 CST

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waltari2001 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a webapp that hands email messages to the local Postfix. One of the
> requirement is that I need to hold all (client specific) messages for a day
> before delivery.
>
> I created the following rule in header_checks:
>
> /^Subject:.*KEYWORD/ HOLD
>
> I have a script that runs every 5 mins that scans the mailq, evaluates the Q
> time then triggers
>
> postsuper -r MSGID
>
> It seems like once the message is released it will go through header
> checking AGAIN. Therefore it will NEVER leave the queue.
>
> Is there any other easy way to accomplish this?
>
Suggestion:

Look at the postsuper manual again and focus on the -H parameter.
This assumes (maximal|bounce)_queue_lifetime is set much further than
the HOLD time.

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