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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 01:46:30 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 01:46:30 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 3.4.23.upstream/3.4.23upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/html/postlock.1.html b/html/postlock.1.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ebce6c --- /dev/null +++ b/html/postlock.1.html @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> +<html> <head> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> +<title> Postfix manual - postlock(1) </title> +</head> <body> <pre> +POSTLOCK(1) POSTLOCK(1) + +<b>NAME</b> + postlock - lock mail folder and execute command + +<b>SYNOPSIS</b> + <b>postlock</b> [<b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i>] [<b>-l</b> <i>lock</i><b>_</b><i>style</i>] + [<b>-v</b>] <i>file command...</i> + +<b>DESCRIPTION</b> + The <a href="postlock.1.html"><b>postlock</b>(1)</a> command locks <i>file</i> for exclusive access, and executes + <i>command</i>. The locking method is compatible with the Postfix UNIX-style + local delivery agent. + + Options: + + <b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i> + Read the <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> configuration file in the named directory + instead of the default configuration directory. + + <b>-l</b> <i>lock</i><b>_</b><i>style</i> + Override the locking method specified via the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#mailbox_delivery_lock">mailbox_deliv</a>-</b> + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#mailbox_delivery_lock">ery_lock</a></b> configuration parameter (see below). + + <b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple <b>-v</b> + options make the software increasingly verbose. + + Arguments: + + <i>file</i> A mailbox file. The user should have read/write permission. + + <i>command...</i> + The command to execute while <i>file</i> is locked for exclusive + access. The command is executed directly, i.e. without inter- + pretation by a shell command interpreter. + +<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b> + The result status is 75 (EX_TEMPFAIL) when <a href="postlock.1.html"><b>postlock</b>(1)</a> could not per- + form the requested operation. Otherwise, the exit status is the exit + status from the command. + +<b>BUGS</b> + With remote file systems, the ability to acquire a lock does not neces- + sarily eliminate access conflicts. Avoid file access by processes run- + ning on different machines. + +<b>ENVIRONMENT</b> + <b>MAIL_CONFIG</b> + Directory with Postfix configuration files. + + <b>MAIL_VERBOSE</b> + Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. + +<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b> + The following <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant to this pro- + gram. The text below provides only a parameter summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>post-</b></a> + <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>conf</b>(5)</a> for more details including examples. + +<b>LOCKING CONTROLS</b> + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#deliver_lock_attempts">deliver_lock_attempts</a> (20)</b> + The maximal number of attempts to acquire an exclusive lock on a + mailbox file or <a href="bounce.8.html"><b>bounce</b>(8)</a> logfile. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#deliver_lock_delay">deliver_lock_delay</a> (1s)</b> + The time between attempts to acquire an exclusive lock on a + mailbox file or <a href="bounce.8.html"><b>bounce</b>(8)</a> logfile. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#stale_lock_time">stale_lock_time</a> (500s)</b> + The time after which a stale exclusive mailbox lockfile is + removed. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#mailbox_delivery_lock">mailbox_delivery_lock</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> + How to lock a UNIX-style <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a> mailbox before attempting + delivery. + +<b>RESOURCE AND RATE CONTROLS</b> + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#fork_attempts">fork_attempts</a> (5)</b> + The maximal number of attempts to fork() a child process. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#fork_delay">fork_delay</a> (1s)</b> + The delay between attempts to fork() a child process. + +<b>MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS</b> + <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> con- + figuration files. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#import_environment">import_environment</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> + The list of environment parameters that a privileged Postfix + process will import from a non-Postfix parent process, or + name=value environment overrides. + +<b>SEE ALSO</b> + <a href="postconf.5.html">postconf(5)</a>, configuration parameters + +<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 + + Wietse Venema + Google, Inc. + 111 8th Avenue + New York, NY 10011, USA + + POSTLOCK(1) +</pre> </body> </html> |