also sprach Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org> [2010.02.17.0241 +1300]:
> And that removed the file while Postfix was already delivering it.
> 
> Unlike MSDOS and its successors, UNIX systems allow a file to be
> removed while it is open. The file storage is recycled after the
> last program closes the file.

So killing the smtp process would have done …

> If you don't want to deliver mail, stop Postfix.

… while this might have been the more thorough approach.

Thanks,

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