ANNOUNCE: Unstable 4.30.1

[gdoris at rogers.com]

I finally got around to installing 4.30.1-1 and hit the problem listed
below.  I've made the \&Reaper change and the error messages have stopped.
I've looked in the archives but didn't see any other updates...is this the
final fix?

Gerry


On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:21:42 +0100, Julian Field
<mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK> wrote:

>Please try setting it to
>
>$SIG{'CHLD'} = \&Reaper;
>
>and let me know how well that works.
>
>At 23:06 16/04/2004, you wrote:
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I can confirm this problem for FreeBSD. :-(
>>So it's not platform related.
>>
>>Kind regards,
>>
>>Bart Jan Buijs
>>Dootall
>>
>>
>>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>Van: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]Namens
>>Julian Field
>>Verzonden: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:01 PM
>>Aan: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>Onderwerp: Re: ANNOUNCE: Unstable 4.30.1
>>
>>
>>In which case the experiment has failed. In /usr/sbin/MailScanner you will
>>find a line including the word 'IGNORE' (in capitals). Please comment out
>>that line.
>>
>>What operating system are you using?
>>
>>At 21:49 16/04/2004, you wrote:
>> >Hi Julian,
>> >
>> > > - Fixed problem with some systems not rewinding file extraction
>>directory
>> > >    properly.
>> > > - Fix to get rid of zombie processes quickly and cleanly.
>> >
>> >I dont know if it has to do with the zombie code, but i have it running
on
>> >two of my exim boxes currently, 4.30.1 and both show the same
behaviour. I
>> >have 10 mailscanner children normally, but they just die after some time
>> >and wont come back. Its all running ok, for hours, but then they drop
out
>> >and i have to restart mailscanner to get it going again. Noticed this on
>> >my 2nd box, and seeing this on my 1st one also now.
>> >
>> >I also see this in /var/log/messages:
>> >
>> >Apr 16 22:27:59 vmx01 application bug: MailScanner(31044) has SIGCHLD
set
>> >to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
>> >Apr 16 22:30:02 vmx01 application bug: MailScanner(7655) has SIGCHLD set
>> >to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
>> >Apr 16 22:31:04 vmx01 application bug: MailScanner(31044) has SIGCHLD
set
>> >to SIG_IGN but calls wait().

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