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My server keeps running short on inodes due the mail queue getting crazy. First, I assumed I had postfix not configured properly, so I switched it off. But, it happened again, last time I did it I had :

# postsuper -d ALL
postsuper: Deleted: 375122 messages

While I could put a cron to run this every morning, that does not seem to be the optimal solution.

What could be the cause of such a behaviour? How can I prevent this too happen?

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  • "What could be the cause of such a behaviour?" - have you checked the logs? Commented Jan 27, 2014 at 10:34
  • yes, I get a lot of : Jan 28 10:15:14 localhost postfix/sendmail[31977]: fatal: www-data(33): No recipient addresses found in message header Commented Jan 28, 2014 at 10:26
  • www-data sounds like your web server may be involved. What kind of mails collect in your mail queue? Post the output of mailq | tail. Commented Jan 28, 2014 at 10:28
  • Found here something close to my problem : postfix.1071664.n5.nabble.com/… - but it does not indicate a clear solution Commented Jan 28, 2014 at 10:47
  • mailq | tail is giving stuff like 54625451BC 1368 Tue Jan 28 10:49:46 [email protected] (delivery temporarily suspended: connect to mxs.mail.ru[94.100.176.20]:25: Connection timed out) [email protected] Commented Jan 28, 2014 at 10:57

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