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   Jim Diamond to Sam   
   Re: postfix not sending mail in the queu   
   29 Dec 25 20:32:39   
   
   From: zsd@jdvb.ca   
      
   On 2025-12-28 at 08:57 AST, Sam  wrote:   
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   > Jim Diamond writes:   
      
   >> Sam, thanks for the thoughts.  As I mentioned in another reply (well after   
   >> your posting) when the same problem happened another time, I successfully   
   >> sent out many emails while the stuck one remained in the queue, which tells   
   >> me that postfix was able to find my mail server for new email.   
      
   > That sounds like Postfix is waiting for some time to elapse before trying to   
   > resent the stuck email.   
      
   > I am not familiar with Postfix's internal logic, but this is the most   
   > plausible explanation: if an attempt to deliver a message fails, try again   
   > only after a prescribed period of time. Even though other messages, to the   
   > same destination, are now getting delivered normally, the delayed message   
   > won't be tried again until it finishes its time in the penalty box.   
      
   > Postfix might require some specific command to retry one or more held   
   > messages immediately.   
      
   AIUI (*cough*), that is what "sendmail -q" should do, and (as I think I   
   mentioned earlier) that has no useful effect whatsoever.   
      
                                   Jim   
      
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