Nothing going to /var/spool/mqueue
Matthew K Bowman
mkbowman at neo.rr.com
Tue Oct 14 19:24:22 IST 2003
Mail is still not getting to /var/spool/mqueue. The load on the server isn't
excessive. Here is a ps output of my server
[root at smithers tmp]# ps auxww | grep -i mail
root 5915 0.0 0.2 5568 2068 ? S 11:36 0:04 sendmail:
accepting connections
root 5924 0.0 0.1 4700 1772 ? S 11:36 0:00
/usr/sbin/sendmail -q15m -OPidFile /var/run/sendmail.out.pid
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 24588 0.0 0.2 5972 2524 ? S 13:23 0:00 sendmail:
server [217.17.227.76] cmd read
root 27034 0.0 0.2 5972 2540 ? S 13:38 0:00 sendmail:
server mail3.fall-living.net [69.56.53.91] cmd read
root 27304 0.0 0.2 5972 2556 ? S 13:41 0:00 sendmail:
server pcp720398pcs.alxndr01.va.comcast.net [68.49.200.48] child wait
root 27321 0.0 0.2 6316 2640 ? S 13:41 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EHfQE27321 pcp720398pcs.alxndr01.va.comcast.net [68.49.200.48]: DATA
root 29691 0.3 2.2 25528 23504 ? S 13:56 0:04
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29702 0.3 2.2 25520 23496 ? S 13:56 0:04
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29708 0.3 2.2 25512 23492 ? S 13:56 0:05
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29720 0.3 2.3 25784 23764 ? S 13:56 0:04
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29730 0.3 2.3 25764 23744 ? S 13:57 0:05
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29748 0.3 2.2 25656 23628 ? S 13:57 0:05
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29759 0.3 2.3 26088 24056 ? S 13:57 0:05
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29774 0.3 2.2 25520 23496 ? S 13:57 0:04
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29788 0.3 2.2 25484 23464 ? S 13:57 0:05
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 29807 0.3 2.2 25532 23508 ? S 13:57 0:05
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 30082 0.0 0.2 5904 2512 ? S 14:00 0:00 sendmail:
server dialup25.udcomm.net [63.173.204.167] (may be forged) cmd read
root 30787 0.0 0.2 5876 2896 ? S 14:06 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EGRBE15020 pop3.cnnb.net.: user open
root 30981 0.0 0.2 5972 2556 ? S 14:08 0:00 sendmail:
server pcp01484857pcs.limstn01.de.comcast.net [68.82.48.212] child wait
root 30984 0.0 0.2 6316 2648 ? S 14:08 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EI8IE30984 pcp01484857pcs.limstn01.de.comcast.net [68.82.48.212]: DATA
root 31078 0.0 0.2 5972 2556 ? S 14:09 0:00 sendmail:
server pcp01484857pcs.limstn01.de.comcast.net [68.82.48.212] child wait
root 31180 0.0 0.2 6316 2652 ? S 14:10 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EIA5E31180 pcp01484857pcs.limstn01.de.comcast.net [68.82.48.212]: DATA
root 31422 0.0 0.2 5972 2556 ? S 14:13 0:00 sendmail:
server wsip-68-15-149-117.hr.hr.cox.net [68.15.149.117] child wait
root 31438 0.0 0.2 6316 2648 ? S 14:13 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EIDLE31438 wsip-68-15-149-117.hr.hr.cox.net [68.15.149.117]: DATA
root 32121 0.0 0.2 5904 2520 ? S 14:20 0:00 sendmail:
server dialup21.udcomm.net [63.173.204.163] (may be forged) cmd read
root 32213 0.0 0.2 5044 2236 ? S 14:21 0:00 sendmail:
./h9EGgME17961 parker2.sprint.com.: user open
root 32324 0.0 0.2 5972 2544 ? S 14:22 0:00 sendmail:
server ixxozraal at c-24-98-181-174.atl.client2.attbi.com [24.98.181.174] cmd
read
root 32336 0.6 2.3 26128 24036 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32338 0.6 2.3 26496 24380 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32340 1.2 2.3 25760 23688 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32342 2.9 2.3 26496 24404 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32346 1.6 2.3 25720 23648 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32348 2.0 2.3 26020 23940 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32350 1.2 2.2 25588 23516 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32353 3.1 2.3 26008 23932 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32355 2.6 2.3 26084 24012 ? S 14:22 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32356 0.0 0.2 5724 2164 ? S 14:23 0:00 sendmail:
startup with 66.230.79.64
root 32358 6.0 2.3 26488 24376 ? S 14:23 0:00
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
root 32359 0.0 0.2 5972 2540 ? S 14:23 0:00 sendmail:
server s3064.mb00.net [216.39.115.64] cmd read
root 32360 1.0 0.2 5972 2532 ? S 14:23 0:00 sendmail:
server [200.63.159.141] cmd read
Here is an error from /var/log/messages
Oct 14 14:02:34 smithers root: Unknown fatal error calling "checksum",
exiting, No such file or directory
Spamassassin is reporting spam. no filename/virus checks are running nothing
is getting delivered.
Any more ideas?
Thanks a lot
Matthew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
To: "Matthew K Bowman" <mkbowman at neo.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: --Urgent Help Please--
> Check you killed off your original sendmail before starting up
MailScanner.
>
> You can force a queue run with
> sendmail -q
> or if you want lots of output
> sendmail -q -v
>
> At 16:43 14/10/2003, you wrote:
> >Thanks. Well I moved the messages but they just remain in the queue.
> >MailScanner is working ok now in a sense that any new mail is being
scanned
> >and delivered/rejected/deleted etc..
> >
> >I assume the /var/spool/mqueue containing the 2,000 plus emails will get
> >processed or do I have to do something else to get those unscanned emails
> >delivered?
> >
> >Matthew
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
> >To: "Matthew K Bowman" <mkbowman at neo.rr.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:31 AM
> >Subject: Re: --Urgent Help Please--
> >
> >
> > > That obviously won't get them scanned or anything, but is a perfectly
> > > legitimate thing to do.
> > >
> > > At 16:25 14/10/2003, you 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?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks
> > > >
> > > >Matthew
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "mikea" <mikea at MIKEA.ATH.CX>
> > > >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > > >Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:03 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: --Urgent Help Please--
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 10:44:17AM -0400, Matthew K Bowman wrote:
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My setup
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dell Poweredge Dual P3 1Ghz with 1GB Ram.
> > > > > > Redhat 7.3
> > > > > > sendmail 8.11.6-25.72
> > > > > > Mail Scanner 4.22-4
> > > > > > SpamAssassin 2.55
> > > > > > ClamAv 0.60
> > > > > > F-Prot 4.3.0-1
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Email is getting scanned by MailScanner for spam but sits in the
> >queue.
> > > >My
> > > > > > /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming has:
> > > > > [snip]
> > > > > > Sendmail is running and accepting connections but its not
delivering
> > > >e-mai.
> > > > > > No errors, maillog not even reporting message accepted for
> >delivery.. My
> > > > > > other mailscanner box is running fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > What do you get when you run these commands as root:
> > > > >
> > > > > sendmail -v -bp -OQueueDirectory=<name of your inbound queue>
> > > > > mailq -v
> > > > >
> > > > > ?
> > > > >
> > > > > What's the output of
> > > > >
> > > > > ps awwux|grep -i mail
> > > > >
> > > > > ?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Mike Andrews
> > > > > mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> > > > > Tired old sysadmin
> > > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Julian Field
> > > www.MailScanner.info
> > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> > >
> > > PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC 7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654
> > >
>
> --
> Julian Field
> www.MailScanner.info
> Professional Support Services at www.MailScanner.biz
> MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support
> PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC 7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654
>
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