Henrik Bytoft Holm:
> Helloe'
> 
> I'm using POSTFIX as MTA between our "Normal" email system and our
> issue-ticket system.
> 
> Incomming mails are delivered via PIPE to the issue-ticket system
> 
> most of the time the system works just fine, but 3-4% of incomming
> mails are bounced, the an NDR "devivery failed" and mail.warn log logs
> the following line:
> 
> postfix/local[15156]: warning: pipe_command_read: read time limit exceeded
> 
> I' can't find any pattern i mailsize, from/to address, time of day...
> 
> 
> How do I find and fix the root course?

The command does not close stdout (file descriptor 1).  Perhaps it
creates a child process that inherits the file descriptor and that
keeps running.  To debug, use strace or equivalent.

        Wietse

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