On Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:43:23 -0500 Noel Jones <njo...@megan.vbhcs.org> wrote:
> On 8/8/2014 6:36 AM, richard lucassen wrote: > > Is it possible to manage the verify database manually? E.g. remove a > > negative address entry? > > > > I forward mail to backend servers and when a backend server gives a > > "5xx no such user", the negative entry is stored 3 hours (default). > > I'd like to be able to remove such an entry manually. > > The default negative expire is 3 days, with a refresh time of 3 > hours. This might be too long for some folks. Normally it's not IMHO, but sometimes it's rather annoying. > If you often have problems with bad addresses turning into good > addresses, better to reduce the negative cache time to a few > minutes. This should still be sufficient to keep the backend from > being hammered with repeated bad addresses. > address_verify_negative_refresh_time = 10m > address_verify_negative_expire_time = 15m I already found that in the docs :) > It is possible to remove entries from the verify database manually, > but it's disruptive because you **must** stop postfix before > maintenance. > > - postfix stop > > - postmap -d u...@example.com btree:/path/to/verify_cache > > - postfix start Ok, that's what I was looking for. Thnx! R. -- ___________________________________________________________________ It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak aloud and remove all doubt. +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Richard Lucassen, Utrecht | +------------------------------------------------------------------+
