I considered and tried most of the suggestions surrounding git without success. The archived version in the unused git repo in /etfc/postfix was just too old (2012).
However, in my distraction with the problem at hand I had forgotten that I had previously set up and maintained at our off-site facility entire ghost systems for each our primary internet services. Once recalled that fact I simply pulled the configuration file from that host and restarted. So, I can now read this mail. Another product of haste and distraction. How can one read messages on how to fix ones email system when the problem is that ones email system will not deliver incoming mail? I was about to resend my original request via my gmail account, which only exists for this reason, when I recalled the backup. I have also reinitialised the etckeeper setup on INET07 and verified that the postfix directory is being backed up. I have also checked the one on INET08 and confirmed that there was no problem there. I will go through the rest of the diagnosis provided and apply the recommend fixes or explain our reasons for the variances. Which may or may not be supportable. In which case we will alter them. Thank you for the prompt response. I appreciate the help very much. -- *** e-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** Do NOT transmit sensitive data via e-Mail James B. Byrne mailto:byrn...@harte-lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3