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ERROR(8) ERROR(8)
<b>NAME</b>
error - Postfix error/retry mail delivery agent
<b>SYNOPSIS</b>
<b>error</b> [generic Postfix daemon options]
<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
The Postfix <a href="error.8.html"><b>error</b>(8)</a> delivery agent processes delivery
requests from the queue manager. Each request specifies a
queue file, a sender address, the reason for non-delivery
(specified as the next-hop destination), and recipient
information. The reason may be prefixed with an <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3463">RFC</a>
<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3463">3463</a>-compatible detail code; if none is specified a
default 4.0.0 or 5.0.0 code is used instead. This program
expects to be run from the <a href="master.8.html"><b>master</b>(8)</a> process manager.
Depending on the service name in <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a>, <b>error</b> or
<b>retry</b>, the server bounces or defers all recipients in the
delivery request using the "next-hop" information as the
reason for non-delivery. The <b>retry</b> service name is sup-
ported as of Postfix 2.4.
Delivery status reports are sent to the <a href="bounce.8.html"><b>bounce</b>(8)</a>,
<a href="defer.8.html"><b>defer</b>(8)</a> or <a href="trace.8.html"><b>trace</b>(8)</a> daemon as appropriate.
<b>SECURITY</b>
The <a href="error.8.html"><b>error</b>(8)</a> mailer is not security-sensitive. It does not
talk to the network, and can be run chrooted at fixed low
privilege.
<b>STANDARDS</b>
<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3463">RFC 3463</a> (Enhanced Status Codes)
<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
Problems and transactions are logged to <b>syslogd</b>(8).
Depending on the setting of the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#notify_classes">notify_classes</a></b> parameter,
the postmaster is notified of bounces and of other trou-
ble.
<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b>
Changes to <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> are picked up automatically as <a href="error.8.html"><b>error</b>(8)</a>
processes run for only a limited amount of time. Use the
command "<b>postfix reload</b>" to speed up a change.
The text below provides only a parameter summary. See
<a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for more details including examples.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#2bounce_notice_recipient">2bounce_notice_recipient</a> (postmaster)</b>
The recipient of undeliverable mail that cannot be
returned to the sender.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_notice_recipient">bounce_notice_recipient</a> (postmaster)</b>
The recipient of postmaster notifications with the
message headers of mail that Postfix did not
deliver and of SMTP conversation transcripts of
mail that Postfix did not receive.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and
<a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> configuration files.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#daemon_timeout">daemon_timeout</a> (18000s)</b>
How much time a Postfix daemon process may take to
handle a request before it is terminated by a
built-in watchdog timer.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#delay_logging_resolution_limit">delay_logging_resolution_limit</a> (2)</b>
The maximal number of digits after the decimal
point when logging sub-second delay values.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#double_bounce_sender">double_bounce_sender</a> (double-bounce)</b>
The sender address of postmaster notifications that
are generated by the mail system.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#ipc_timeout">ipc_timeout</a> (3600s)</b>
The time limit for sending or receiving information
over an internal communication channel.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#max_idle">max_idle</a> (100s)</b>
The maximum amount of time that an idle Postfix
daemon process waits for an incoming connection
before terminating voluntarily.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#max_use">max_use</a> (100)</b>
The maximal number of incoming connections that a
Postfix daemon process will service before termi-
nating voluntarily.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#notify_classes">notify_classes</a> (resource, software)</b>
The list of error classes that are reported to the
postmaster.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_id">process_id</a> (read-only)</b>
The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon
process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_name">process_name</a> (read-only)</b>
The process name of a Postfix command or daemon
process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
tory.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b>
The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
The mail system name that is prepended to the
process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd"
becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".
<b>SEE ALSO</b>
<a href="qmgr.8.html">qmgr(8)</a>, queue manager
<a href="bounce.8.html">bounce(8)</a>, delivery status reports
<a href="discard.8.html">discard(8)</a>, Postfix discard delivery agent
<a href="postconf.5.html">postconf(5)</a>, configuration parameters
<a href="master.5.html">master(5)</a>, generic daemon options
<a href="master.8.html">master(8)</a>, process manager
syslogd(8), system logging
<b>LICENSE</b>
The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
software.
<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
ERROR(8)
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