Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue

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From	Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject	Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue
Date	Thu, 25 Dec 2025 04:25:45 -0000 (UTC)
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Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> wrote:
> Here is the message in maillog when it tried to send an email while the
> network was down:
> 
> ------------------
> Dec 16 15:05:58 x360 postfix/pickup[1480]: AA6B21E0B4C: uid=1000 from=<MY_ADDR>
> Dec 16 15:05:58 x360 postfix/cleanup[2477]: AA6B21E0B4C: message-id=<aUGtlsa5qHdUlcC7@x360.localdomain>
> Dec 16 15:05:58 x360 postfix/qmgr[3285]: AA6B21E0B4C: from=<MY_ADDR>, size=2073, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Dec 16 15:05:58 x360 postfix/smtp[2479]: AA6B21E0B4C: 
> to=<ntg-context@ntg.nl>, relay=none, delay=0.05, 
> delays=0.03/0.01/0/0, dsn=4.4.3, status=deferred (Host or domain name 
> not found.  Name service error for name=MY_SMTP_SERVER type=A: Host 
> not found, try again)
> ------------------

Grep your postfix config files for the string "MY_SMTP_SERVER".  It 
looks like you may have enabled an option somewhere, but did not change 
the text you were supposed to change to be the domain name of the 
actual server.

That is, unless your servers DNS name is actually "MY_SMTP_SEVER" (not 
likely).

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postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-16 15:20 -0400
  Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-12-16 23:06 +0000
    Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-22 17:32 -0400
  Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-12-17 18:33 +1000
    Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-22 17:34 -0400
      Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-12-23 08:12 +1000
        Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-24 20:12 -0400
          Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-12-25 04:25 +0000
            Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-25 11:52 -0400
          Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2025-12-25 23:37 +0000
            Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Sam <sam@email-scan.com> - 2025-12-25 20:34 -0500
              Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-27 13:11 -0400
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Sam <sam@email-scan.com> - 2025-12-28 07:57 -0500
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-29 20:32 -0400
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Sam <sam@email-scan.com> - 2025-12-31 08:17 -0500
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2025-12-31 13:03 -0500
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-31 16:14 -0400
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-31 16:36 -0400
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2026-01-01 23:00 +1000
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-01-02 12:05 -0400
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Sam <sam@email-scan.com> - 2026-01-02 19:37 -0500
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-01-01 15:46 +0000
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-01-02 17:35 -0400
            Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-27 13:04 -0400
          Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-12-26 12:13 +1000
            Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-27 13:17 -0400
              Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-12-28 05:19 +0000
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-28 23:10 -0400
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-12-29 18:06 +0000
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-29 20:34 -0400
                Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-12-30 10:53 +1000
  Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2025-12-17 11:22 -0500
    Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-12-18 14:11 +1000
      Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2025-12-18 06:32 +0000
        Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2025-12-18 16:32 +0100
          Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2025-12-19 18:46 +0000
        Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-12-19 12:29 +1000
    Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-22 17:42 -0400
      Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2025-12-24 22:34 +0000
        Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-24 20:14 -0400
  Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Joseph Rosevear <Mail@JoesLife.org> - 2025-12-19 07:54 +0000
    Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-12-22 18:03 -0400

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