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== Installation ==  | == Installation ==  | ||
TODO  | TODO  | ||
== Tweaks ==  | |||
* [[Backscatter Rejection]]  | |||
* [[Greylisting]]  | |||
* [[Postfix Relay]]  | |||
* [[TLS Security Level]]  | |||
== Troubleshooting ==  | == Troubleshooting ==  | ||
=== Log files ===  | |||
* If problems, the places to look for useful info are:  | |||
 /var/log/mail.info  | |||
 mail  | |||
=== Postfix queue control ===  | === Postfix queue control ===  | ||
Sometimes you may need to check what's in the queue of emails waiting to be fully processed.  | Sometimes you may need to check what's in the queue of emails waiting to be fully processed.  | ||
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  service postfix stop  |   service postfix stop  | ||
* print a list of all queued email:  | * print a list of all queued email:  | ||
  postqueue -p | less  |  mailq | less  | ||
  postqueue -p | less      # it's the same  | |||
* print a specific email by its ID  | * print a specific email by its ID  | ||
  postcat -vq ID | less  |   postcat -vq ID | less  | ||
Latest revision as of 09:57, 19 July 2023
Installation
TODO
Tweaks
Troubleshooting
Log files
- If problems, the places to look for useful info are:
 
/var/log/mail.info mail
Postfix queue control
Sometimes you may need to check what's in the queue of emails waiting to be fully processed.
- Optional: stop Postfix, in case you need to investigate something and stop incoming/outgoing activity.
 
service postfix stop
- print a list of all queued email:
 
mailq | less postqueue -p | less # it's the same
- print a specific email by its ID
 
postcat -vq ID | less
- delete a specific email by its ID
 
postsuper -d ID