Please check the parameter soft_bounce in main.cf. If it is set to yes then it will disable the locally generated bounce messages
On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Erik Grøtnes <e...@bitpro.no> wrote: > Hi. > > In my postfix queue I can see messages with return code 5xx which are > still in queue for delivery. > > I find this strange, as the RFC 2821 states that codes starting with 5xx > is a permanent failure, and “The SMTP client is discouraged from repeating > the exact request”. > > > > Is this default behavior, or is this something I have done in my config by > mistake? > > > > An example from the mailq: > > 653001005C5 1832 Sat Nov 16 09:17:26 ikkes...@netthandelen.no > > (host mta5.am0.yahoodns.net[98.138.112.32] said: 554 delivery error: dd > This user doesn't have a yahoo.com account (qaram...@yahoo.com) [-5] - > mta1500.mail.ne1.yahoo.com (in reply to end of DATA command)) > > qaram...@yahoo.com > > > > and this one: > > 624BC100599 1974 Sat Nov 16 00:01:31 anonym...@dist.kundeportal.no > > (host spam.bitpro.no[92.42.64.205] said: 550 5.1.1 <postmas...@fiko.no>: > Recipient address rejected: undeliverable address: host > mail.bitpro.no[92.42.65.67] > said: 550 5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command) (in reply to > RCPT TO command)) > > postmas...@fiko.no > > > > Why is postfix still trying to deliver these messages? Can this behavior > be changed by configuration? > > > > -Erik- >
