Confusing log entries

[Julian Field]

At 18:01 19/01/2004, you wrote:
>Ok, then, please remember it's Monday.
>
>My log says there are 11 messages waiting, and it only  processes 1 message
>with a length of 1727 bytes. What are all of those big numbers for in my
>MailScanner.conf?

They are the maximum batch size. If your server was really busy, you
wouldn't want to scan the entire queue in 1 batch as you would probably run
out of memory or swap space.

>Why does it only process 1727 bytes?

Because that is all that is available for scanning. The other 10 messages
are either
1) still being delivered so haven't completely arrived yet
or
2) are being scanned by other MailScanner processes.
Most common situation is a combination of (1) and (2).


>Thanks for the help to all, by the way!
>
>Steve Campbell
>campbell at cnpapers.com
>Charleston Newspapers
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ugo Bellavance" <ugob at CAMO-ROUTE.COM>
>To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
>Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:48 PM
>Subject: Re: Confusing log entries
>
>
> > Stephe Campbell wrote:
> >
> > >No, I don't want to wait for 100, but if I have 11 waiting, why just do
>one?
> > >Why not 11? As the subject line suggests, I'm confused.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > MailScanner takes whatever it finds in the queue, up to a certain amount
> >
> > If a MailScanner process is free and sees that there some messages, it
> > takes them, even if there is only one there.
> >
> > >Steve Campbell
> > >campbell at cnpapers.com
> > >Charleston Newspapers
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Raymond Dijkxhoorn" <raymond at PROLOCATION.NET>
> > >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > >Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:22 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Confusing log entries
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Hi!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Jan 19 11:45:14 kanawha MailScanner[14317]: New Batch: Found 11
>messages
> > >>>waiting
> > >>>Jan 19 11:45:14 kanawha MailScanner[14317]: New Batch: Scanning 1
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >messages,
> > >
> > >
> > >>>1727 bytes
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Am I really only scanning one messages at a time (as it seems)
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >sometimes?
> > >
> > >
> > >>>Are all of the above entries proper?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>Yes, do you want to wait till you get 100 ? =)
> > >>
> > >>Bye,
> > >>Raymond.
> > >>
> > >>

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