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NAME

6       error - Postfix error/retry mail delivery agent
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SYNOPSIS

9       error [generic Postfix daemon options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  Postfix  error(8)  delivery agent processes delivery requests from
13       the queue manager. Each  request  specifies  a  queue  file,  a  sender
14       address,  the reason for non-delivery (specified as the next-hop desti‐
15       nation), and recipient information.  The reason may be prefixed with an
16       RFC  3463-compatible  detail code; if none is specified a default 4.0.0
17       or 5.0.0 code is used instead.  This program expects to be run from the
18       master(8) process manager.
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20       Depending  on the service name in master.cf, error or retry, the server
21       bounces or defers all recipients in  the  delivery  request  using  the
22       "next-hop"  information  as the reason for non-delivery. The retry ser‐
23       vice name is supported as of Postfix 2.4.
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25       Delivery status reports are sent to the bounce(8), defer(8) or trace(8)
26       daemon as appropriate.
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SECURITY

29       The  error(8) mailer is not security-sensitive. It does not talk to the
30       network, and can be run chrooted at fixed low privilege.
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STANDARDS

33       RFC 3463 (Enhanced Status Codes)
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DIAGNOSTICS

36       Problems and transactions are logged to syslogd(8).
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38       Depending on the setting of the notify_classes parameter, the  postmas‐
39       ter is notified of bounces and of other trouble.
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CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS

42       Changes  to  main.cf  are picked up automatically as error(8) processes
43       run for only a limited amount of time. Use the command "postfix reload"
44       to speed up a change.
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46       The  text  below provides only a parameter summary. See postconf(5) for
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49       2bounce_notice_recipient (postmaster)
50              The recipient of undeliverable mail that cannot be  returned  to
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53       bounce_notice_recipient (postmaster)
54              The recipient of postmaster notifications with the message head‐
55              ers of mail that Postfix did not deliver and of  SMTP  conversa‐
56              tion transcripts of mail that Postfix did not receive.
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58       config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
59              The  default  location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf con‐
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62       daemon_timeout (18000s)
63              How much time a Postfix daemon process  may  take  to  handle  a
64              request before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer.
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66       delay_logging_resolution_limit (2)
67              The  maximal  number of digits after the decimal point when log‐
68              ging sub-second delay values.
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70       double_bounce_sender (double-bounce)
71              The sender address of postmaster notifications that  are  gener‐
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74       ipc_timeout (3600s)
75              The  time  limit  for  sending  or receiving information over an
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78       max_idle (100s)
79              The maximum amount of time that an idle Postfix  daemon  process
80              waits for an incoming connection before terminating voluntarily.
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82       max_use (100)
83              The maximal number of incoming connections that a Postfix daemon
84              process will service before terminating voluntarily.
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86       notify_classes (resource, software)
87              The list of error classes that are reported to the postmaster.
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89       process_id (read-only)
90              The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process.
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92       process_name (read-only)
93              The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process.
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95       queue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
96              The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
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98       syslog_facility (mail)
99              The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
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101       syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
102              The mail system name that is prepended to the  process  name  in
103              syslog  records,  so  that  "smtpd" becomes, for example, "post‐
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SEE ALSO

107       qmgr(8), queue manager
108       bounce(8), delivery status reports
109       discard(8), Postfix discard delivery agent
110       postconf(5), configuration parameters
111       master(5), generic daemon options
112       master(8), process manager
113       syslogd(8), system logging
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LICENSE

116       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
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AUTHOR(S)

119       Wietse Venema
120       IBM T.J. Watson Research
121       P.O. Box 704
122       Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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