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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 desti-
+ nation), and recipient information. The reason may be prefixed with an
+ <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3463">RFC 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> ser-
+ vice name is supported 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="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3463">RFC 3463</a> (Enhanced Status Codes)
+
+<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
+ Problems and transactions are logged to <b>syslogd</b>(8) or <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a>.
+
+ Depending on the setting of the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#notify_classes">notify_classes</a></b> parameter, the postmas-
+ ter is notified of bounces and of other trouble.
+
+<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 head-
+ ers of mail that Postfix did not deliver and of SMTP conversa-
+ tion 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> con-
+ figuration 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 log-
+ ging 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 gener-
+ ated 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 terminating 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 directory.
+
+ <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>
+ A prefix that is prepended to the process name in syslog
+ records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd".
+
+ Available in Postfix 3.3 and later:
+
+ <b><a href="postconf.5.html#service_name">service_name</a> (read-only)</b>
+ The <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> service name of a Postfix daemon process.
+
+<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
+ <a href="postlogd.8.html">postlogd(8)</a>, Postfix logging
+ 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
+
+ Wietse Venema
+ Google, Inc.
+ 111 8th Avenue
+ New York, NY 10011, USA
+
+ ERROR(8)
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