Postfix keeps on working but suddenly stops logging.
tail -f /var/log/maillog shows nothing.
Eventually you discover that Postfix is now logging to the journal.
To see the full log:
journalctl -u postfix
To clear the log:
journalctl --vacuum-time=1d
To tail to log:
journalctl -u postfix -f
Reference:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/139513/how-to-clear-journalctl