in the <b>deferred</b> queue. As a safety measure, the
word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case.
- Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused. There is a
- very small possibility that postsuper deletes the
- wrong message file when it is executed while the
- Postfix mail system is delivering mail.
+ Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with
+ Postfix <= 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when
+ <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no). There is a very small
+ possibility that postsuper deletes the wrong mes-
+ sage file when it is executed while the Postfix
+ mail system is delivering mail.
The scenario is as follows:
new local mail submissions. This is useful
when <a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">content_filter</a> settings have changed.
- Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused. There is a
- very small possibility that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> requeues
- the wrong message file when it is executed while
- the Postfix mail system is running, but no harm
- should be done.
+ Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with
+ Postfix <= 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when
+ <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no). There is a very small
+ possibility that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> requeues the wrong
+ message file when it is executed while the Postfix
+ mail system is running, but no harm should be done.
This feature is available in Postfix 1.1 and later.
<b>-S</b> A redundant version of <b>-s</b> that requires that long
file names also match the message file inode num-
- ber. This option exists for testing purposes.
+ ber. This option exists for testing purposes, and
+ is available with Postfix 2.9 and later.
<b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul-
- tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly
+ tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly
verbose.
<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
- Problems are reported to the standard error stream and to
+ Problems are reported to the standard error stream and to
<b>syslogd</b>(8).
- <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> reports the number of messages deleted with
- <b>-d</b>, the number of messages requeued with <b>-r</b>, and the num-
- ber of messages whose queue file name was fixed with <b>-s</b>.
- The report is written to the standard error stream and to
+ <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> reports the number of messages deleted with
+ <b>-d</b>, the number of messages requeued with <b>-r</b>, and the num-
+ ber of messages whose queue file name was fixed with <b>-s</b>.
+ The report is written to the standard error stream and to
<b>syslogd</b>(8).
<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
Directory with the <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> file.
<b>BUGS</b>
- Mail that is not sanitized by Postfix (i.e. mail in the
+ Mail that is not sanitized by Postfix (i.e. mail in the
<b>maildrop</b> queue) cannot be placed "on hold".
<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b>
- The following <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant
+ The following <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant
to this program. The text below provides only a parameter
- summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for more details including exam-
+ summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for more details including exam-
ples.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and
+ The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and
<a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> configuration files.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_depth">hash_queue_depth</a> (1)</b>
- The number of subdirectory levels for queue direc-
- tories listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> parameter.
+ The number of subdirectory levels for queue direc-
+ tories listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> parameter.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> (deferred, defer)</b>
- The names of queue directories that are split
+ The names of queue directories that are split
across multiple subdirectory levels.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
+ The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
tory.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b>
The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
- The mail system name that is prepended to the
- process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd"
+ The mail system name that is prepended to the
+ process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd"
becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".
Available in Postfix version 2.9 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> (no)</b>
- Enable long, non-repeating, queue IDs (queue file
+ Enable long, non-repeating, queue IDs (queue file
names).
<b>SEE ALSO</b>
<a href="postqueue.1.html">postqueue(1)</a>, unprivileged queue operations
<b>LICENSE</b>
- The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
+ The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
software.
<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
As a safety measure, the word \fBALL\fR must be specified in upper
case.
.sp
-Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused.
+Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with Postfix
+<= 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when enable_long_queue_ids=no).
There is a very small possibility that postsuper deletes the
wrong message file when it is executed while the Postfix mail
system is delivering mail.
useful when content_filter settings have changed.
.RE
.IP
-Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused.
+Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with Postfix
+<= 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when enable_long_queue_ids=no).
There is a very small possibility that \fBpostsuper\fR(1) requeues
the wrong message file when it is executed while the Postfix mail
system is running, but no harm should be done.
.IP \fB-S\fR
A redundant version of \fB-s\fR that requires that long
file names also match the message file inode number. This
-option exists for testing purposes.
+option exists for testing purposes, and is available with
+Postfix 2.9 and later.
.IP \fB-v\fR
Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple \fB-v\fR
options make the software increasingly verbose.
/* As a safety measure, the word \fBALL\fR must be specified in upper
/* case.
/* .sp
-/* Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused.
+/* Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with Postfix
+/* <= 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when enable_long_queue_ids=no).
/* There is a very small possibility that postsuper deletes the
/* wrong message file when it is executed while the Postfix mail
/* system is delivering mail.
/* useful when content_filter settings have changed.
/* .RE
/* .IP
-/* Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused.
+/* Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with Postfix
+/* <= 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when enable_long_queue_ids=no).
/* There is a very small possibility that \fBpostsuper\fR(1) requeues
/* the wrong message file when it is executed while the Postfix mail
/* system is running, but no harm should be done.
/* .IP \fB-S\fR
/* A redundant version of \fB-s\fR that requires that long
/* file names also match the message file inode number. This
-/* option exists for testing purposes.
+/* option exists for testing purposes, and is available with
+/* Postfix 2.9 and later.
/* .IP \fB-v\fR
/* Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple \fB-v\fR
/* options make the software increasingly verbose.
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