postfix/mailscanner: mail backs up in outoging

Harry Hanson hahanson at COMCAST.NET
Fri Jul 16 21:39:29 IST 2004


doh.. my bad.. it IS ext3:

LABEL=/var              /var                    ext3    defaults,noatime 1 2

too many servers to keep track of.. ;)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Valmiki N. Ramsewak" <lilvalo at MIKIBOY.COM>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: postfix/mailscanner: mail backs up in outoging


> That could be your problem there.
>
> Honestly I don't know anyone that uses ext2 again.
>
> http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-10/jfs_01.html  -> explains stuff better
> than I can
>
> You could try the ext3.
>
> ReiserFS and XFS and JFS are better, depending on your situation.
>
> ReiserFS is good at small files, and given you're running a mail server,
> I'll take a good guess that 95% of your emails are going to be just
> txt/html flying back and forth, occasional files attached.
>
> It'll mean some downtime to go to reiserfs, ext3 will be less downtime.
> Either should help you out a lot.
>
> And make a backup and verify it before you attempt anything :)
>
> Valmiki
>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 12:53:24PM -0700, Harry Hanson wrote:
> > ext2
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Valmiki N. Ramsewak" <lilvalo at MIKIBOY.COM>
> > To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 12:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: postfix/mailscanner: mail backs up in outoging
> >
> >
> > > yea what file system are you running on that thing?
> > >
> > > valmiki
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 12:46:54PM -0700, Harry Hanson wrote:
> > > > using as gateway.. messages do get to the inside mail server for
local
> > > > delivery, however it backs up to the point the fs runs out of
inodes. it
> > > > appears ms does it's scan and drops in the outgoing mail dir
> > > > (/var/spool/postfix/incoming) but the deliver rate is simply so slow
> > > > everything backs up till it the file system fills up. any ideas?
> > > >
> > > > 1764    ./active/D
> > > > 328     ./active/0
> > > > 400     ./active/9
> > > > 192     ./active/8
> > > > 12      ./active/E
> > > > 12      ./active/1
> > > > 184     ./active/5
> > > > 400     ./active/2
> > > > 224     ./active/C
> > > > 16      ./active/A
> > > > 8       ./active/F
> > > > 12      ./active/6
> > > > 400     ./active/7
> > > > 8       ./active/B
> > > > 168     ./active/3
> > > > 172     ./active/4
> > > > 4304    ./active
> > > > 8       ./bounce/D
> > > > 4       ./bounce/2
> > > > 4       ./bounce/3
> > > > 4       ./bounce/4
> > > > 4       ./bounce/8
> > > > 4       ./bounce/5
> > > > 4       ./bounce/0
> > > > 4       ./bounce/9
> > > > 4       ./bounce/7
> > > > 4       ./bounce/C
> > > > 4       ./bounce/B
> > > > 28      ./bounce/E
> > > > 80      ./bounce
> > > > 4       ./corrupt
> > > > 12      ./defer/2
> > > > 8       ./defer/8
> > > > 12      ./defer/5
> > > > 8       ./defer/4
> > > > 12      ./defer/0
> > > > 8       ./defer/9
> > > > 12      ./defer/7
> > > > 8       ./defer/C
> > > > 4       ./defer/B
> > > > 4       ./defer/E
> > > > 1808    ./defer/D
> > > > 12      ./defer/3
> > > > 1912    ./defer
> > > > 12      ./deferred/2
> > > > 8       ./deferred/8
> > > > 12      ./deferred/5
> > > > 8       ./deferred/4
> > > > 8       ./deferred/0
> > > > 8       ./deferred/9
> > > > 8       ./deferred/7
> > > > 8       ./deferred/C
> > > > 4       ./deferred/B
> > > > 4       ./deferred/E
> > > > 12      ./deferred/D
> > > > 12      ./deferred/3
> > > > 108     ./deferred
> > > > 4       ./flush/c
> > > > 8       ./flush
> > > > 240     ./hold/2
> > > > 388     ./hold/3
> > > > 240     ./hold/4
> > > > 484     ./hold/5
> > > > 320     ./hold/7
> > > > 408     ./hold/C
> > > > 296     ./hold/9
> > > > 344     ./hold/D
> > > > 424     ./hold/8
> > > > 388     ./hold/1
> > > > 524     ./hold/E
> > > > 520     ./hold/B
> > > > 828     ./hold/0
> > > > 3108    ./hold/A
> > > > 3844    ./hold/6
> > > > 984     ./hold/F
> > > > 13344   ./hold
> > > > 133464  ./incoming/D
> > > > 562800  ./incoming/2
> > > > 735560  ./incoming/3
> > > > 673096  ./incoming/4
> > > > 717796  ./incoming/8
> > > > 705444  ./incoming/5
> > > > 695812  ./incoming/0
> > > > 683468  ./incoming/9
> > > > 698508  ./incoming/7
> > > > 787436  ./incoming/C
> > > > 768648  ./incoming/B
> > > > 793044  ./incoming/E
> > > > 809492  ./incoming/1
> > > > 806508  ./incoming/A
> > > > 223980  ./incoming/F
> > > > 768180  ./incoming/6
> > > > 10563240        ./incoming
> > > > 4       ./maildrop
> > > > 8       ./pid
> > > > 4       ./private
> > > > 4       ./public
> > > > 4       ./saved
> > > > 4       ./trace
> > > > 44      ./etc
> > > > 6328    ./lib
> > > > 4       ./usr/lib/zoneinfo
> > > > 412     ./usr/lib
> > > > 4       ./usr/share/zoneinfo
> > > > 8       ./usr/share
> > > > 424     ./usr
> > > > 10589828        .
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Eric Dantan Rzewnicki" <rzewnickie at RFA.ORG>
> > > > To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 11:03 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: Admin of this list, Please read!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 09:16:28PM -0500, Valmiki N. Ramsewak
wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 04:49:59PM -0700, Steve Thomas wrote:
> > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 01:24:52PM -0500, Valmiki N. Ramsewak
is
> > > > rumored to have said:
> > > > > > > > Well I use mutt, and I'm still learning bout it, as in
having
> > > > differenting
> > > > > > > > folders and using procmail and such...
> > > > > > > Here's the procmail rule I use for this list:
> > > > > > > :0:
> > > > > > > * ^TO_MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > > > > > Lists/MailScanner
> > > > > > cool, i'm playin g with it now while i wait on chinese
delivery.. i
> > > > can't
> > > > > > find something in man procmail that will let me run procmail and
> > apply
> > > > the
> > > > > > rules on my inbox...any hints?
> > > > >
> > > > > man formail.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Eric Rz.
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