Paul Cockings:
> Hi list, i'm looking for a bit of help,
>
> I use one of my postfix boxes as a sort-of smart host relay. One of the
> destinations is currently unreachable as an IP connection is down and
> will be fixed in the next few days. In the meantime I would like to
> keep the mail queuing up for the domain (currently set to 10days), but
> send a copy of the queuing mail to an alternative email address.
Do "postsuper -r" for each message, after setting up a virtual
alias mapping that adds the extra recipient address. This creates
a new queue file (same message ID header but different Postfix
queue ID) and then deletes the old one.
Try it out on a test message before munging all the mail.
Wietse
> I'm a bit stuck as I don't know how to tackle the problem - can I add a
> second transport map entry for this domain, then tell postfix to
> requeue? - Would this keep the mail trying to the original destination
> and effectively send a copy to the alternative destination?
>
> I'd be very greatful for any hints to get me started and I'm happy to
> try some reading and googling once I'm pointed in the right direction
>
> Many thanks
>
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