On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 02:03:05PM +0100, Barbara M. wrote:
> >> In transport file:
> >> yahoo.com limitrecip:
> >> [...]
> >
> > And how is Postfix configured to use this transport file?
>
> I assumed that it was enabled by default ...
>
> Now I have in main.cf:
> transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
> limitrecip_destination_recipient_limit = 3
>
> and in master.cf:
> limitrecip unix - - n - - smtp
That's better, and working now...
> The settings apply to already queued messages or only for new messages?
All messages on entry into the active queue, thus you get fresh
transport lookups when deferred messages are retried.
> With the corrected settings I have similar result:
Similar, and yet substantially different:
> Nov 29 13:20:40 ls postfix/qmgr[22205]: B9899396281A:
> from=<users-boun...@list.rfx.it>, size=234000, nrcpt=50 (queue active)
> Nov 29 13:20:40 ls postfix/smtp[23237]: B9899396281A:
> host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[212.82.101.46] said: 451 Message
> temporarily
> deferred - Abaca (in reply to end of DATA command)
> Nov 29 13:20:41 ls postfix/smtp[23245]: B9899396281A:
> host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87] said: 451 Message
> temporarily
> deferred - Abaca (in reply to end of DATA command)
> Nov 29 13:20:41 ls postfix/smtp[23235]: B9899396281A:
> host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[212.82.101.46] said: 451 Message
> temporarily
> deferred - Abaca (in reply to end of DATA command)
That's *three* different delivery agents delivering three messages
in 3, 3 and 1 recipient respectively:
> Nov 29 13:20:41 ls postfix/smtp[23245]: B9899396281A: to=<us...@yahoo.it>,
> relay=mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[212.82.101.46]:25, delay=166368,
> delays=166367/0/0.63/0.35, dsn=4.0.0, status=deferred
> (host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[212.82.101.46] said:
> 451 Message temporarily deferred - Abaca
> (in reply to end of DATA command))
> Nov 29 13:20:41 ls postfix/smtp[23245]: B9899396281A: to=<us...@yahoo.it>,
> relay=mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[212.82.101.46]:25, delay=166368,
> delays=166367/0/0.63/0.35, dsn=4.0.0, status=deferred
> (host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[212.82.101.46] said:
> 451 Message temporarily deferred - Abaca
> (in reply to end of DATA command))
> Nov 29 13:20:41 ls postfix/smtp[23245]: B9899396281A: to=<us...@yahoo.it>,
> relay=mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[212.82.101.46]:25, delay=166368,
> delays=166367/0/0.63/0.35, dsn=4.0.0, status=deferred
> (host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[212.82.101.46] said:
> 451 Message temporarily deferred - Abaca
> (in reply to end of DATA command))
First three users, handled by smtp[23245].
> Nov 29 13:20:41 ls postfix/smtp[23235]: B9899396281A: to=<us...@yahoo.it>,
> relay=mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87]:25, delay=166368,
> delays=166367/0/0.78/0.39, dsn=4.0.0, status=deferred
> (host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87] said:
> 451 Message temporarily deferred - Abaca
> (in reply to end of DATA command))
> Nov 29 13:20:41 ls postfix/smtp[23235]: B9899396281A: to=<us...@yahoo.it>,
> relay=mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87]:25, delay=166368,
> delays=166367/0/0.78/0.39, dsn=4.0.0, status=deferred
> (host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87] said:
> 451 Message temporarily deferred - Abaca
> (in reply to end of DATA command))
> Nov 29 13:20:41 ls postfix/smtp[23235]: B9899396281A: to=<us...@yahoo.it>,
> relay=mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87]:25, delay=166368,
> delays=166367/0/0.78/0.39, dsn=4.0.0, status=deferred
> (host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87] said:
> 451 Message temporarily deferred - Abaca
> (in reply to end of DATA command))
Second three users.
> Nov 29 13:20:42 ls postfix/smtp[23237]: B9899396281A: to=<us...@yahoo.it>,
> relay=mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87]:25, delay=166368,
> delays=166367/0/0.62/0.4, dsn=4.0.0, status=deferred
> (host mx-eu.mail.am0.yahoodns.net[188.125.73.87] said:
> 451 Message temporarily deferred - Abaca
> (in reply to end of DATA command))
Final user. Which goes to show that concurrent users has nothing
to do with it. Yahoo just does not want this content. You need
a different medium to get this message to the users in question,
have you considered telepathy? :-)
--
Viktor.
