On 14/8/08 12:11 PM, "Wietse Venema" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Robert Cohen:
>> ul 27 12:43:23 mailin2 postfix/smtp[29137]: 4CBB07E8009:
>> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10025, delay=137638,
>> delays=137638/0/0/0, dsn=4.4.2, status=deferred (lost connection with
>> 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1] while sending message body)
>
> The filter hangs up because it gets messed up.
>
>> The only obvious issue with the particular messages is that the headers are
>> gigantic. About 400k of headers which leads me to believe its a buffer
>> overflow.
>
> Quite possible, but not in Postfix.
>
> Wietse
So if a filter botches handling one message, postfix gives on sending it
anything for up to 15 minutes?
That doesn't seem like a particularly graceful way of handling filter
failure.
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