Confused about Queues

[Dawes, Stephen]

How do I tell mqueue.in to accept message for me?


Steve Dawes
PH:  (403) 268-5527. 
Mailto:  sdawes at calgary.ca 




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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Field [mailto:mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK]
> Sent: 2002 December 20 8:59 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Confused about Queues
> 
> 
> As far as I can remember, your clientmqueue is configured by 
> submit.cf. If
> you invoke the sendmail binary directly, it writes it into 
> the clientmqueue
> and then immediately attempts to send it to mqueue.in, where 
> it is scanned
> and moved to mqueue.
> 
> You may have a 3rd sendmail process running as a regular 
> "Queue runner" for
> the clientmqueue-->mqueue.in movement. Though as long as your 
> mqueue.in is
> accepting messages this extra process won't actually do 
> anything for you.
> 
> At 15:54 20/12/2002, you wrote:
> >As requested:
> >
> >ps -elf |grep ail
> >140 S root      1645     1  0  69   0    -  1240 do_sel Dec17
> >?        00:00:00 sendmail: accepting
> >connections
> >040 S root      1650     1  0  69   0    -  1217 pause  Dec17
> >?        00:00:00 sendmail: Queue runner at 00:15:00 for 
> /var/spool/mqueue
> >040 S root      1659     1  0  69   0    -  3740 wait4  Dec17
> >?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner
> >/usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/Mail
> >040 S root      1662  1659  0  69   0    -  3764 nanosl Dec17
> >?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner
> >/usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/Mail
> >000 S root      7508  7362  0  70   0    -   911 pipe_w 08:35
> >pts/2    00:00:00 grep ail
> >#
> >
> >grep mqueue /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
> >O QueueDirectory=/var/spool/mqueue
> >#O ControlSocketName=/var/spool/mqueue/.control
> >#
> >
> >grep X-Mail /var/spool/clientmqueue/qf*
> >#
> >returns nothing. From this, am I to assume that the mail is 
> not being scanned?
> >
> >
> >Steve Dawes
> >PH:  (403) 268-5527.
> >Mailto:  sdawes at calgary.ca
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >NOTICE::
> >This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the 
> person or entity
> >named above and may contain information that is confidential 
> or legally
> >privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named 
> above or a person
> >responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended
> >recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, 
> distribution, or copying
> >of this communication or any of the information contained in it is
> >strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication 
> in error,
> >please notify us immediately by telephone and then destroy 
> or delete this
> >communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by 
> us. The City of
> >Calgary thanks you for your attention and cooperation.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Spicer, Kevin [mailto:KevinS at BMRB.CO.UK]
> > > Sent: 2002 December 20 8:30 AM
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Subject: Re: Confused about Queues
> > >
> > >
> > > > ps -e -l |grep ail
> > > > 140 S     0  1645     1  0  69   0    -  1240 do_sel ?
> > > > 00:00:00 sendmail
> > > > 040 S     0  1650     1  0  69   0    -  1217 pause  ?
> > > > 00:00:00 sendmail
> > > > 040 S     0  1659     1  0  69   0    -  3740 wait4  ?
> > > > 00:00:00 MailScann
> > > > 040 S     0  1662  1659  0  69   0    -  3764 nanosl ?
> > > > 00:00:01 MailScann
> > > >
> > > > Does this shead any light?
> > > Not really - you've got the right number of sendmails, can
> > > you post the following
> > >
> > > ps -elf | grep sendmail   [so we can see the arguments too]
> > >
> > > Whether the mail in the clientmqueue has been scanned (look
> > > for X-MailScanner in the qf files)
> > >
> > > grep mqueue /etc/mail/sendmail.cf   [or wherever your 
> sendmail.cf is]
> > >
> 
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