Sahil Tandon:
> > /usr/sbin/postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf: unused parameter:
> > var_flock_tries=40
> > ...
> > I guess that the "var_flock_tries" parameter (which I had added
> > according to:
> > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/postfix-users/message/277428)
> > might not be available any more. This parameter is no nonger valid?
> > ...
>
> Still used in the code; not documented. Most people should not have to
> fiddle with this parameter.
Allow me to to solve another mystery. "var_flock_tries" is the name
of a C variable; the main.cf parameter name is "deliver_lock_attempts".
The C variable and the main.cf parameter were added between the
postfix alpha release early 1998 (closed alpha release), and the
postfix-beta release end 1998 (the first public release).
The parameter was added to the bounce(8) manpage in 2004.
postfix-beta/global/mail_params.c: VAR_FLOCK_TRIES, DEF_FLOCK_TRIES,
&var_flock_tries, 1, 0,
postfix-beta/global/mail_params.h:#define VAR_FLOCK_TRIES
"deliver_lock_attempts"
Wietse
