email in exim incoming queue is not getting processed -- Please help

[Julian Field]

At 19:11 27/03/2003, you wrote:
>Julian,
>
>Thanks for your interest in my problem.
>
>Below are the answers to your questions
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Scott
>
> > In your MailScanner.conf, what are the values of
> > MTA
> > Run As User
> > Run As Group
> > Incoming Queue Dir
> > Outgoing Queue Dir
> > Incoming Work Dir
> > Quarantine Dir
> > PID file
>
># As a rough guide, try 5 children per CPU.
>Max Children = 10
>
># User to run as (not normally used for sendmail)
>Run As User = mail
>
># Group to run as (not normally used for sendmail)
>Run As Group = mail
>
>Queue Scan Interval = 5
>
>Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim_incoming/input
>
># Set location of outgoing mail queue.
># This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
>Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim/input
>
># Set where to unpack incoming messages before scanning them
>Incoming Work Dir = /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming
>
># Set where to store infected and message attachments (if they are kept)
># This can also be the filename of a ruleset.
>Quarantine Dir = /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine
>
># Set where to store the process id number so you can stop MailScanner
>PID file = /opt/MailScanner/var/MailScanner.pid
>
># To avoid resource leaks, re-start periodically
>Restart Every = 14400
>
># Set whether to use sendmail or exim
>MTA = exim
>
>Sendmail = /usr/sbin/exim
>
>Sendmail2 = /usr/sbin/sendmail -C /etc/exim/exim_send.conf

This should be "/usr/sbin/exim -C /etc/exim/exim_send.conf" ideally.


> >
> > For the relevant "Run As User", please supply the line from the
> > /etc/passwd
> > file.
>
>mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/bin/sh
>
>
> > For the relevant "Run As User", please do "ls -ld" of the home
>directory.
> > For each of the "Dir" variables above, please do an "ls -ld" of each
>one.
> >
>
>output for var/mail
>
>lrwxrwsr-x      3 root   mail      4096 /var/mail/

Where does this link point to, and what is the "ls -ld" of the directory it
points to.

>output for /bin/sh
>
>lrwxrwxrwx      1  root    root         4 Feb 26 15:19 /bin/sh -> bash

I need the "ls -ld" for all the other directories I mentioned too.






> > Sounds like its a permissions problem.
> >
> >
> > At 18:42 27/03/2003, you wrote:
> > >Let's try an attachment so it's readable.
> > >
> > >Sorry for the double post.
> > >
> > >Scott
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Hancock, Scott
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 1:30 PM
> > > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > > Subject: Re: email in exim incoming queue is not getting processed
>--
> > > > Please help
> > > >
> > > > Here is some of my mail.log file.
> > > >
> > > > I did the restart at 8:23.  Looks like the queue went down
>yesterday
> > >at
> > > > 14:21
> > > >
> > > > Gaps below indicate places I snipped the log.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Scott
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mar 26 14:21:09 pebbles MailScanner[17287]: New Batch: Found 36
> > >messages
> > > > waiting
> > > > Mar 26 14:21:09 pebbles MailScanner[17287]: New Batch: Scanning 1
> > > > messages, 2078 bytes
> > > > Mar 26 14:21:09 pebbles MailScanner[17287]: Virus and Content
> > >Scanning:
> > > > Starting
> >
> > --
> > Julian Field
> > www.MailScanner.info
> > Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support

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Julian Field
www.MailScanner.info
Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support


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