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Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue

From Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.slackware
Subject Re: postfix not sending mail in the queue
Date 2025-12-29 20:32 -0400
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On 2025-12-28 at 08:57 AST, Sam <sam@email-scan.com> wrote:
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> Jim Diamond writes:

>> Sam, thanks for the thoughts.  As I mentioned in another reply (well after
>> your posting) when the same problem happened another time, I successfully
>> sent out many emails while the stuck one remained in the queue, which tells
>> me that postfix was able to find my mail server for new email.

> That sounds like Postfix is waiting for some time to elapse before trying to  
> resent the stuck email.

> I am not familiar with Postfix's internal logic, but this is the most  
> plausible explanation: if an attempt to deliver a message fails, try again  
> only after a prescribed period of time. Even though other messages, to the  
> same destination, are now getting delivered normally, the delayed message  
> won't be tried again until it finishes its time in the penalty box.

> Postfix might require some specific command to retry one or more held  
> messages immediately.

AIUI (*cough*), that is what "sendmail -q" should do, and (as I think I
mentioned earlier) that has no useful effect whatsoever.

                                Jim

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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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