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RE: Avoiding Restart when Adding Mailboxes

Subject: RE: Avoiding Restart when Adding Mailboxes
From: "Dave Morrow" <david.morrow AT autodata DOT net>
To: <postfix-users AT postfix DOT org>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:41:52 -0400
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-postfix-users AT postfix DOT org [mailto:owner-postfix-users AT 
postfix DOT org] On Behalf Of Ralf Hildebrandt
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:06 AM
To: postfix-users AT postfix DOT org
Subject: Re: Avoiding Restart when Adding Mailboxes

* Dave Morrow <david.morrow AT autodata DOT net>:

> Hi all.  This may very well be an FAQ question, but I will be darned if
> I can find any reference to it anywhere.......so please bear with me.
> 
> I am using Postfix with mySQL.  I have an external process which adds
> mailboxes simply by adding records to the appropriate mySQL tables.  
> 
> My question is:  Is there some way to have postfix recognize the new
> mailbox without performing a restart?

>>Who says you need to restart?
>>
>>-- 
>>Ralf Hildebrandt (Ralf.Hildebrandt AT charite DOT de)             plonk AT 
>>charite DOT de
>>Postfix - Einrichtung, Betrieb und Wartung       Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155
>>http://www.arschkrebs.de
>>A printer consists of three main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray
>>and the blinking red light


Well, it seems that's the only way postfix sees the new mailboxes.  I get 
unknown user until I restart, then it works.



David Morrow
Technical Systems Lead
Autodata Solutions Company
David.Morrow AT Autodata DOT net
http://www.autodatasolutions.com
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