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

[Quentin Campbell]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: MailScanner mailing list 
>[mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Julian Field
>Sent: 28 November 2004 11:43
>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>Subject: Re: Messages sent with header only, SYSERR(root): 
>readqf: cannot open
>
>
>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.
>
Julian

The advice above might be a little confusing. At least it has confused
me!

I run bog standard RedHat AS 3 systems [Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
release 3 (Taroon Update 2)] which have Sendmail 8.12.11/8.12.10.

Because of this I do not set "Lock Type" in MailScanner.conf and let it
default as "flock" as advised by your MailScanner.conf comments
(4.35.11-1).

Running Sendmail as above at that debug level says nothing about
"HASFLOCK" on RH AS 3 systems. 

Also I have seen just two "readqf" message in more than a week and that
is amongst a million+ messages received.

If I am supposed to ignore the MailScanner.conf advice and follow the
new advice above, could I ask that the comments in MailScanner.conf be
updated as well?

Thanks

Quentin

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