Retry period

[jlipari]

It seems that undeliverable mail is retried for 5 days. Is there a way to change how long and how frequent it is retried?

Thanks

 

[dietmar]

Thats currently not possible, sorry (only if you edit the templat file manualy /var/lib/proxmox/templates/main.cf.in).

- Dietmar

 

[jlipari]

Ok thanks, I'll check that out. Also, I have another suggestion. It would be nice if there was a way to remove defered e-mails from the queue.

Thanks

 

[jlipari]

I don't see any lines in that file that look like they control the retry period. Does a line need to be added?

Thanks

Thats currently not possible, sorry (only if you edit the templat file manualy /var/lib/proxmox/templates/main.cf.in).

- Dietmar

 

[dietmar]

sure, you need to add the lines:

maximal_queue_lifetime = 5d
maximal_backoff_time = 4000s
minimal_backoff_time = 1000s

see http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html for explanation.

after modifying the template issue the following command:

# proxconf -s

that will finally write the postfix configuration to /etc/postfix/main.cf,
then reload postfix

# /etc/init.d/postfix reload

but be aware that the template gets overwritten next time you update the software using our servicepacks.

- Dietmar

 

[dietmar]

Ok thanks, I'll check that out. Also, I have another suggestion. It would be nice if there was a way to remove defered e-mails from the queue.

You can delete all messages (using the menu besides 'Mail Queue'). Delete them individually is not possible currently.

- Dietmar

 

[jlipari]

Thanks a lot!

sure, you need to add the lines:

maximal_queue_lifetime = 5d
maximal_backoff_time = 4000s
minimal_backoff_time = 1000s

see http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html for explanation.

after modifying the template issue the following command:

# proxconf -s

that will finally write the postfix configuration to /etc/postfix/main.cf,
then reload postfix

# /etc/init.d/postfix reload

but be aware that the template gets overwritten next time you update the software using our servicepacks.

- Dietmar

 

[jlipari]

One more question. It doesn't look like "proxconf" is a valid command. Did you make a typo, or am I missing something?

Thanks again!

sure, you need to add the lines:

maximal_queue_lifetime = 5d
maximal_backoff_time = 4000s
minimal_backoff_time = 1000s

see http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html for explanation.

after modifying the template issue the following command:

# proxconf -s

that will finally write the postfix configuration to /etc/postfix/main.cf,
then reload postfix

# /etc/init.d/postfix reload

but be aware that the template gets overwritten next time you update the software using our servicepacks.

- Dietmar

 

[jlipari]

I'm guessing that should be "proxconfig -s"?

Thanks

One more question. It doesn't look like "proxconf" is a valid command. Did you make a typo, or am I missing something?

Thanks again!

 

[dietmar]

One more question. It doesn't look like "proxconf" is a valid command. Did you make a typo, or am I missing something?

# proxconfig -s

 

[MarvinFS]

Hello there,

I'm trying to add some custom postfix parameters, specifically
maximal_queue_lifetime = 14d

as per description above and as per PGM admin guide I've copied
cp /var/lib/pmg/templates/main.cf.in /etc/pmg/templates
edit main.cf.in - add relevant commands to the bottom of existing template, save
pmgconfig sync --restart 1 to apply as I believe that is relevant command do the current build
and nothing pmgconfig dump doesn't show it was added, along with if I check with postconf... I need my custom parameters to be preserved with system updates

also there were no etc/pmg/templates directory, so I had to create in first

Could you kindly direct me to the correct solution?

Regards,
MarvinFS

 

[MarvinFS]

Hello there,

I'm trying to add some custom postfix parameters, specifically
maximal_queue_lifetime = 14d

I need my custom parameters to be preserved with system updates

Please disregard previous message - everything works fine: I've removed original template from /var/lib and reloaded postfix everything shows with updated settings now - hope it will be persistent though the updates. In case you wonder, such long retention times are required for my specific personal case of primary mail server unavailability for a long time.

/etc/pmg/templates# postconf -p | grep -i maxim
maximal_backoff_time = 4000s
maximal_queue_lifetime = 20d