Messages sent with header only, SYSERR(root): readqf: cannot open

[Julian Field]

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Do a
/usr/sbin/sendmail -d0.1 -bt </dev/null
and see if the output contains HASFLOCK. If it doesn't then set "Lock
Type = posix" in MailScanner.conf.

Dawson, Alan wrote:

>I'm seeing a few messages that seem to get sent twice, the first time with
>only the header, then the full message later.
>
>/var/log/mail shows entries like
>
>Nov 22 12:20:28 charon sendmail[16998]: iAMCKBqG016952: SYSERR(root):
>readqf: cannot open ./dfiAMCKBqG016952: No such file or directory
>
>
>I've googled for this and found
>
>http://www.talkroot.com/archivee/index.php/t-3023__SYSERR(root):_readqf:_can
>not_open.html
>
>which suggests some file locking issues
>
>I'm running
>Sendmail 8.12.10 from SuSE Linux 9.0
>
>with MailScanner 4.35.11
>
>I notice in the depths of the MailScanner.conf
>
># How to lock spool files.
># Don't set this unless you *know* you need to.
># For sendmail, it defaults to "flock".
># For sendmail 8.13 onwards, you will probably need to change it to posix.
># For Exim, it defaults to "posix".
># No other type is implemented.
>Lock Type =
>
>
>Do i "need to"  and how would I know ?
>
>

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