postfix Bash Script: Release “n” emails from hold

#!/bin/bash

#release_n_emails_from_hold.sh

ls /var/spool/postfix/hold/ > /tmp/hold
COUNTER=0
RELEASE_MAX=10 #modify me as needed
RELEASED_N=0
for l in `cat /tmp/hold` ; do
if [  $COUNTER -lt $RELEASE_MAX ]; then
echo Unholding $l
let RELEASED_N=RELEASED_N+1
fi
let COUNTER=COUNTER+1
done
echo There were $COUNTER emails in the hold que. We released $RELEASED_N

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