MailScanner issue with postfix

[Julian Field]

At 16:08 30/06/2003, you wrote:
>MailScanner mailing list <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK> schrieb am 30.06.03
>16:30:51:
> >
> > Of course I will help you...
> >
> > Basically, I solved the initial problem but another comes in...
> >
> > From what I've read from your mails, it seems that MailScanner does nothing
> > with your /var/spool/postfix.in...
> >
> > And that's very strange !
> >
> > I followed the installation guide which is quite good... Anyway, it appears
> > that the version of Postfix I use was a little bit old and was not creating
> > directories structure bases on the first characters from each mail names.
> >
> > Thanks to Julian's help, the solution was to add the following lines
> > in /etc/postfix/main.cf :
> >
> > queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
> > hash_queue_depth = 1
> > hash_queue_names = incoming
> >
> > and in /etc/postfix.in/main.cf :
> >
> > queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix.in
> > hash_queue_depth = 1
> > hash_queue_names = deferred
> >
> > After doing this, you should stop your postfix processes and
> > remove /var/spool/postfix and /var/spool/postfix.in
> >
> > Then, mkdir /var/spool/postfix /var/spool/postfix.in
> >
> > and
> >
> > postfix -c /etc/postfix.in start
> > postfix -c /etc/postfix.in check
> > postfix -c /etc/postfix start
> > postfix -c /etc/postfix check
> >
> >
> > And finally, check_MailScanner
> >
> > Carefully read you logs to see if any problem...
> >
> > On mine :
> >
> > Jun 30 15:32:02 intranet postfix-script: starting the Postfix mail system
> > Jun 30 15:32:02 intranet postfix/master[4565]: daemon started
> > Jun 30 15:32:03 intranet postfix-script: starting the Postfix mail system
> > Jun 30 15:32:03 intranet postfix/master[4594]: daemon started
> > Jun 30 15:32:04 intranet MailScanner[4614]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
> > Scanner version 4.21-9 starting...
> > Jun 30 15:32:04 intranet MailScanner[4614]: Using locktype = flock
> > Jun 30 15:32:14 intranet MailScanner[4619]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
> > Scanner version 4.21-9 starting...
> > Jun 30 15:32:14 intranet MailScanner[4619]: Using locktype = flock
> > Jun 30 15:32:16 intranet postfix/smtpd[4620]: connect from si01.inf.ville-
> > pontoise.fr[130.0.10.1]
> > Jun 30 15:32:17 intranet postfix/smtpd[4620]: F30B85B84F:
> > client=si01.inf.ville-pontoise.fr[130.0.10.1]
> > Jun 30 15:32:17 intranet postfix/cleanup[4621]: F30B85B84F: message-
> > id=<033d01c33f0c$f5785f90$010a0082 at PCSI01>
> > Jun 30 15:32:17 intranet postfix/smtpd[4620]: disconnect from
> > si01.inf.ville-pontoise.fr[130.0.10.1]
> > Jun 30 15:32:17 intranet postfix/qmgr[4570]: F30B85B84F:
> > from=<si01 at intranet.ville-pontoise.fr>, size=1402 (queue active)
> > Jun 30 15:32:17 intranet postfix/qmgr[4570]: F30B85B84F:
> > to=<si01 at intranet.ville-pontoise.fr>, relay=none, delay=0, status=deferred
> > (deferred transport)
> > Jun 30 15:32:19 intranet MailScanner[4619]: Postfix queue structure is
> > depth 1
> > Jun 30 15:32:19 intranet MailScanner[4619]: New Batch: Scanning 1 messages,
> > 1553 bytes
> > Jun 30 15:32:19 intranet MailScanner[4614]: Postfix queue structure is
> > depth 1
> > Jun 30 15:32:19 intranet MailScanner[4619]: Virus and Content Scanning:
> > Starting
> > Jun 30 15:32:20 intranet MailScanner[4619]: Uninfected: Delivered 1
> messages
> >
> > And yes, it works and my emails are now scanned... But some mails sent were
> > never delivered...
> >
> > Then, after a few minutes, the system hangs up... The only strange things
> > found in the logs are :
> >
> > Jun 30 15:32:20 intranet postfix/qmgr[4599]: warning: 1081F5B855: envelope
> > records out of order
> > Jun 30 15:32:20 intranet postfix/qmgr[4599]: warning: corrupt file queue
> > active id 1081F5B855
> > Jun 30 15:32:25 intranet postfix/qmgr[4599]: warning: 927DA5B859: envelope
> > records out of order
> > Jun 30 15:32:25 intranet postfix/qmgr[4599]: warning: corrupt file queue
> > active id 927DA5B859
> > Jun 30 15:33:20 intranet MailScanner[4636]: Corrupt queue output file
> > Jun 30 15:33:20 intranet postfix/qmgr[4599]: warning: BEF445B861: envelope
> > records out of order
> > Jun 30 15:33:20 intranet postfix/qmgr[4599]: warning: corrupt file queue
> > active id BEF445B861
> > Jun 30 15:35:34 intranet postfix/qmgr[4599]: warning: 2B65C5B871: envelope
> > records out of order
> > Jun 30 15:35:34 intranet postfix/qmgr[4599]: warning: corrupt file queue
> > active id 2B65C5B871
> >
> > Well, I don't know where to look...
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:46:47 +0100, Angela Schwalm <aschwalm at WEB.DE> wrote:
> >
> > >Congartulations!
> > >
> > >Could you give me some help please?
> > >Did you insatll your MailScanner like described in "MailScanner
> > >Insatllation Guide - Postfix" which is on the MailScanner homepage?
> > >
> > >Angela
>
>Oh great, MailScanner did some log entries!
>
>Jun 30 16:59:47 xxxx MailScanner[15773]: Cannot cd to dir
>/var/spool/postfix.in/deferred to read messages, No such file or directory
>Jun 30 16:59:48 xxxx MailScanner[15777]: Cannot cd to dir
>/var/spool/postfix.in/deferred to read messages, No such file or directory
>Jun 30 16:59:49 xxxx MailScanner[15791]: Cannot cd to dir
>/var/spool/postfix.in/deferred to read messages, No such file or directory
>Jun 30 17:00:15 xxxx postfix/master[15673]: warning:
>master_wakeup_timer_event: service public/qmgr: No such file or directory
>Jun 30 17:00:15 xxxx postfix/master[15673]: warning:
>master_wakeup_timer_event: service private/tlsmgr: No such file or directory
>Jun 30 17:00:15 xxxx postfix/master[15673]: warning:
>master_wakeup_timer_event: service public/pickup: No such file or directory
>Jun 30 17:00:27 xxxx postfix/master[15753]: warning:
>master_wakeup_timer_event: service public/qmgr: No such file or directory
>Jun 30 17:00:27 xxxx postfix/master[15753]: warning:
>master_wakeup_timer_event: service private/tlsmgr: No such file or directory
>Jun 30 17:00:27 xxxx postfix/master[15753]: warning:
>master_wakeup_timer_event: service public/pickup: No such file or directory

After doing
         mkdir /var/spool/postfix /var/spool/postfix.in
did you set the ownership correctly?
         chown postfix /var/spool/postfix /var/spool/postfix.in
         chgrp postfix /var/spool/postfix /var/spool/postfix.in
then
         postfix start
         postfix -C /etc/postfix.in start
(it might need to be "-c" instead of "-C", I can't remember)
--
Julian Field
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