On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, Quanah Gibson-Mount wrote:
># postconf -# policy_time_limit
>
> After:
>
> /etc/postfix/main.cf:
> # policy_time_limit = foo
> # policy_time_limit = bar
The problem with this approach is that if you later re-enable the
policy, it will not remove the #'d out entries. Over time, you could
theoretically end up with numerous #'d entries for the parameter.
This is most definitely not a theoretical scenario. In fact, it is quite
trivial to produce. In addition, the postconf -# option is at best a hack.
Even the man page notes there's no "reverse operation", which clearly
illustrates it is at best a hack.
...snip...
An aside in this: why is this so important for you? What's wrong with
using a text editor to clean up main.cf? Until this thread came along, I
didn't even know you could use postconf to edit main.cf; I've always used
a text editor. And I consider that a plus since it lets me add comments
and group things in a logical fashion.
-- Larry Stone
lston...@stonejongleux.com
