Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
Steve Freegard
steve.freegard at LBSLTD.CO.UK
Mon Nov 10 22:11:13 GMT 2003
Chris,
Please try the attached replacement MailWatch.pm.
Let me know how you get on.
Kind regards,
Steve.
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Trudeau
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Sent: 11/10/03 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
tried both actually...neither adversely affect the operation of the
system
or the logging, but neither resolve the dual logging problem.
CT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> At 21:27 10/11/2003, you wrote:
> >Steve,
> >I added these lines in my MailWatch.pm as outlined below:
> >
> ><SNIP>
> >use DBI;
> >use Sys::Hostname;
> >
> >my($dbh);
> >my($sth);
> >my($hostname) = hostname;
> >my(%rcpts);
> >map { $rcpts{$_}=1; } @{$message->{to}};
> >@{$message->{to}} = keys %rcpts;
> >
> ># Modify this as necessary for your configuration
> >my($db_name) = "mailscanner";
> ></SNIP>
> >
> >
> >Restarted processes. no errors in SQL logging, but still receiving
> >duplicates...
>
> You need to add it near the top of the MailWatch subroutine, not at
the
top
> of the file.
>
>
> >This isn't exactly a pristine environment though...let me re-build my
test
> >box and try it there...I'll let you know.
> >
> >THX
> >CT
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Steve Freegard" <steve.freegard at LBSLTD.CO.UK>
> >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> >Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 11:42 AM
> >Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> >
> >
> > > Hi Julian,
> > >
> > > I had to change:
> > >
> > > $message->{to} = keys %rcpts;
> > > to
> > > @{$message->{to}} = keys %rcpts;
> > >
> > > Otherwise $message->{to} was always blank - seems to work okay
with
> > > Sendmail, just need someone to test it with Postfix.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Steve.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Julian Field
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Sent: 11/10/03 3:35 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> > >
> > > Steve,
> > >
> > > Can this be done easily in MailWatch by doing something like this
very
> > > early on with the message?
> > >
> > > my(%rcpts);
> > > map { $rcpts{$_}=1; } @{$message->{to}};
> > > $message->{to} = keys %rcpts;
> > >
> > > That would remove any duplicate "to" addresses from the message
object.
> > > Try putting the above 3 lines of code right near the start of the
> > > MailWatch
> > > code.
> > >
> > > At 15:25 10/11/2003, you wrote:
> > > >I tried to respond off list to Julian, but my mail was returned.
> > > >
> > > >I've been begging for this for months and would entertain the
idea of
> > > paying
> > > >someone (anyone) to escalate the priority of this problem...
> > > >
> > > >Thanks!
> > > >
> > > >CT
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
> > > >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > > >Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 9:03 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > It's a known MailScanner bug. I just haven't got around to
fixing
it
> > > yet,
> > > > > it's not exactly high priority at the moment.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 13:59 10/11/2003, you wrote:
> > > > > >Hi Pete,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >This is a MailScanner or Postfix issue as MailWatch only uses
> > > information
> > > > > >from MailScanner's $message object which is populated by
> > > MailScanner
> > > > > >parseing the Postfix message file.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >You'll also find the same problem of duplicated 'To' entries
in
the
> > > admin
> > > > > >notices as reported by someone else.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >The postcat command didn't really give me much to go on at
all
> > > (thought
> > > >it'd
> > > > > >be better than that) - so I'll have a Google around and see
if I
> > > can find
> > > > > >any info about the file spec for Postfix and see if I can
find
the
> > > >problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Regards,
> > > > > >Steve.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >From: Pete russell <pete at EATATHOME.COM.AU>
> > > > > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > > > > >Sent: Mon Nov 10 13:47:28 2003
> > > > > >Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Funny, this happened ona %100 fresh install of mailscanner
and
> > > fedora
> > > > > >and MW .4 - my previous post was regarding my existing MW .3
> > > machines.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >If you do find a fault I can repair myself, please le tme
know as
I
> > > > > >would like to fix the .3 install on the production servers -
cos
I
> > > wont
> > > > > >be moving to .4 just yet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >thanks
> > > > > >Pete
> > > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >From: MailScanner mailing list
[mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
> > > On
> > > > > >Behalf Of Steve Freegard
> > > > > >Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2003 12:37 AM
> > > > > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > > > >Subject: Re: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Hi Pete,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Can you stop the outbound queue runner temporarily to stop
the
> > > messages
> > > > > >that
> > > > > >have been processed by MailScanner from being delievered,
then
run
> > > the
> > > > > >'postcat' command across one of the messages and post the
output
to
> > > the
> > > > > >list.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Kind regards,
> > > > > >Steve.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >From: Pete russell <pete at EATATHOME.COM.AU>
> > > > > >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > > > > >Sent: Mon Nov 10 08:38:36 2003
> > > > > >Subject: Dual TO: names in Mailwatch
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I have the latest version of mailwatch, mailscanner, postfix,
mysql
> > > and
> > > > > >RH9 - in the TO: column, when looking at recent messages, all
the
> > > names
> > > > > >are listed twice - this also makes the Top Recipients by
Volume
> > > graph
> > > > > >unreadable as the legend has 2 entries for each person.
Doesn't
> > > seem
> > > > > >like we are getting 2 deliveries though, and doesn't seem
like
> > > anything
> > > > > >is written twice to the maillog.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Any ideas?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Pete
> > > > > >
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