On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 02:57:17PM +0100, Mickael CANEVET wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like postfix to treat EX_CANTCREAT (73) as "temporary failure". > > I use this command to deliver my mails: > > mailbox_command = /usr/bin/formail -D 8192 ~/.msgid.cache > -s /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver > > The problem is that if the filesystem containing home directories is not > mounted, formail returns an EX_CANTCREAT error, which is a permanent > exception for postfix (by default). > > Is it possible to tell postfix to not reject permanently this kind of > error ?
Wrap this command in a script that tests for this return code, and returns EX_TEMPFAIL. Why would the file system not be mounted, and why would this condition be temporary? Why is Postfix running when the system is not fully functional? Is this a good system design? -- Viktor. Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the "Reply-To" header. To unsubscribe from the postfix-users list, visit http://www.postfix.org/lists.html or click the link below: <mailto:majord...@postfix.org?body=unsubscribe%20postfix-users> If my response solves your problem, the best way to thank me is to not send an "it worked, thanks" follow-up. If you must respond, please put "It worked, thanks" in the "Subject" so I can delete these quickly.