--Urgent Help Please--
Matthew K Bowman
mkbowman at neo.rr.com
Tue Oct 14 16:55:36 IST 2003
[root at smithers root]# ps awwux| grep -i mail
root 5915 0.0 0.2 5568 2068 ? S 11:36 0:00 sendmail:
accepti
ng connections
root 5924 0.0 0.1 4700 1772 ? S 11:36 0:00
/usr/sbin/sendmai
l -q15m -OPidFile /var/run/sendmail.out.pid
root 5925 0.1 0.3 6344 3388 ? S 11:36 0:01 sendmail:
./h9EFa
Dj05925 mail3.cwazy.net.: client greeting
root 5942 0.0 0.8 10212 8792 ? S 11:36 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 5943 0.5 2.2 25192 23180 ? S 11:36 0:05
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 5958 0.5 2.2 25144 23124 ? S 11:36 0:06
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 5974 0.6 2.2 24888 22812 ? S 11:36 0:07
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 5993 0.6 2.2 24724 22716 ? S 11:36 0:06
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 6007 0.6 2.1 24604 22592 ? S 11:36 0:06
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 6023 0.6 2.2 24664 22652 ? S 11:37 0:07
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 6053 0.6 2.1 24468 22448 ? S 11:37 0:07
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 6072 0.7 2.2 25060 23040 ? S 11:37 0:07
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 6083 0.6 2.2 24912 22836 ? S 11:37 0:06
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 6110 0.7 2.2 25020 22996 ? S 11:37 0:07
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 8551 0.2 0.2 5712 2760 pts/1 S 11:50 0:00 sendmail:
./h9ECs
Z826529 ohmx01.mgw.rr.com.: client DATA status
root 8687 0.2 0.2 5804 2856 ? S 11:51 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EF3
T202139 flmx03.mgw.rr.com.: user open
root 9195 0.0 0.2 5904 2516 ? S 11:54 0:00 sendmail:
server
[63.173.203.145] child wait
root 9201 0.1 0.2 6316 2632 ? S 11:54 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EFs
4E09201 [63.173.203.145]: DATA
root 9284 4.9 2.3 26404 24304 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9286 0.9 2.2 25272 23196 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9288 0.7 2.2 24952 22816 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9293 1.1 2.1 24624 22496 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9296 0.0 0.2 5972 2556 ? S 11:54 0:00 sendmail:
server
pcp902682pcs.cnorth01.va.comcast.net [68.57.153.54] child wait
root 9297 0.0 0.2 5972 2544 ? S 11:54 0:00 sendmail:
server
ip120.189.susc.suscom.net [64.235.189.120] cmd read
root 9301 1.6 2.2 24828 22764 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9306 1.5 2.2 25104 23024 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9308 0.0 0.2 6316 2644 ? S 11:54 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EFs
iE09308 pcp902682pcs.cnorth01.va.comcast.net [68.57.153.54]: DATA
root 9312 4.4 2.2 24804 22740 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9318 0.0 0.2 5972 2540 ? S 11:54 0:00 sendmail:
server
chello213047197024.tirol.surfer.at [213.47.197.24] child wait
root 9319 0.0 0.2 6316 2628 ? S 11:54 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EFs
mE09319 chello213047197024.tirol.surfer.at [213.47.197.24]: DATA
root 9322 9.0 2.2 24756 22684 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9323 9.5 2.2 25224 23152 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9340 0.0 0.2 5060 2296 ? S 11:54 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EFp
FE08695 mx05.earthlink.net.: user open
root 9343 0.0 2.2 25264 23192 ? S 11:54 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/
usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 9345 0.0 0.0 1736 592 pts/0 S 11:54 0:00 grep -i mail
top
72 processes: 70 sleeping, 2 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU0 states: 0.1% user, 2.0% system, 0.0% nice, 96.0% idle
CPU1 states: 4.0% user, 0.1% system, 0.0% nice, 94.0% idle
Mem: 1027864K av, 686088K used, 341776K free, 80K shrd, 43480K
buff
Swap: 2040244K av, 1468K used, 2038776K free 316472K
cached
----- Original Message -----
From: "mikea" <mikea at MIKEA.ATH.CX>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: --Urgent Help Please--
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 11:25:34AM -0400, Matthew K Bowman wrote:
> > hundreds upon hundreds of emails in /var/spool/mqueue.in
> >
> > mailq -v
> > /var/spool/mqueue is empty
> >
> > To get email to clients is it wise to copy * from mqueue.in into
> > /var/spool/mqueue until I get this problem resolved?
>
> OK, then (again):
>
> What's the output of `ps awwux|grep -i mail` ?
>
> This will show the sendmail instances and MailScanner instances that
> are running.
>
> What's the swap usage like? What does `top` show for memory usage?
>
> How busy is the machine? What's it's load average?
>
> You can do the copy, but that will totally bypass scanning.
> Better (IMHO) to get scanning to work.
>
> --
> Mike Andrews
> mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin
>
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