Confused about Queues

[Dawes, Stephen]

>From /etc/init.d/MailScanner :

INQDIR=/var/spool/mqueue.in

StartInSendmail() {
        /usr/bin/newaliases > /dev/null 2>&1
        if test -x /usr/bin/make -a -f /etc/mail/Makefile ; then
            make -C /etc/mail -q
        else
            for i in virtusertable access domaintable mailertable ; do
                if [ -f /etc/mail/$i ] ; then
                    makemap hash /etc/mail/$i < /etc/mail/$i
                fi
            done
        fi
        /usr/sbin/sendmail -bd -ODeliveryMode=queueonly \
        success
        echo
}

StartOutSendmail() {
        /usr/sbin/sendmail $([ -n "$QUEUETIME" ] && echo -q$QUEUETIME)
        success

Sorry, I am not sure what to look for in the /var/log/maillog file.



Steve Dawes
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spicer, Kevin [mailto:Kevin.Spicer at BMRB.CO.UK]
> Sent: 2002 December 20 9:57 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Confused about Queues
> 
> 
> > According to /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
> > Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/mqueue.in
> > Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/mqueue
> > 
> > So, does this mean that MailScanner is some how not picking 
> > up these settings?
> 
> No - MailScanner is probably fine, those are the correct 
> settings.  It looks like some sendmail weirdness, check what 
> queue the incoming sendmail points to in 
> /etc/init.d/MailScanner  (also make sure the sendmail process 
> doesn't have a -Ac flag on the command line).  Check the 
> message headers to see if they are getting into clientmqueue 
> from the incoming sendmail.  Check the mail logs to see if 
> theres any clues there.
>