>>you probably have two maximal_queue_lifetime, the last one is the effective one
bach:/etc/postfix# egrep maximal_queue_lifetime /etc/postfix/main.cf # maximal_queue_lifetime = 7200s If I remove # and reload postfix. I get the following. I even tried 1d Feb 26 12:34:54 bach postfix/qmgr[30812]: fatal: bad numerical configuration: maximal_queue_lifetime = 7200s Feb 26 12:35:55 bach postfix/qmgr[30886]: fatal: bad numerical configuration: maximal_queue_lifetime = 1d Andrew P. Kaplan www.cshore.com If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea. Antoine-Marie-Roger de Saint-Exupery
