Emails are getting stuck in the mqueue.in directory

Danny Beland Danny_Beland at PCH.GC.CA
Mon Apr 11 16:24:18 IST 2005


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I'm running Linux with sendmail v8.12.10, MailScanner v4.40.11, ClamAV
and McAfee command line scanner. The problem we have is that emails get
stuck in the mqueue.in folder. When there is new messages, we can see
that there is some getting stuck . In the log below we can see that it
only gets 4 messages out but there is still 34 left, but after it is done
scanning, it doesn't go to grab the 34 messages left.  The content of the
mqueue.in folder is listed after the mailscanner log. I was using flock
as the lock type before, but the same problem occurs.  There is also
nothing in the incoming folders. I am not sure if it is a setting that is
causing this or it is a bug. Thanks!!

Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[13081]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[13628]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[13349]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[13185]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[13532]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[12896]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[13745]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[13869]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[12930]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:24 hound2 MailScanner[13044]: MailScanner child caught a
SIGHUP
Apr 11 11:04:30 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:04:30 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:04:31 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:04:31 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:04:31 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: New Batch: Found 34 messages
waiting
Apr 11 11:04:31 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: New Batch: Scanning 4
messages, 26463 bytes
Apr 11 11:04:31 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Spam Checks: Starting
Apr 11 11:04:32 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Message j3BF4No5014108 from
142.195.251.129 (julie.meloche at desjardins.com) to pch.gc.ca is not spam,
SpamAssassin (score=-1.49, required 3.8, AWL 0.01, BAYES_00 -2.60,
NO_REAL_NAME 0.01, PRIORITY_NO_NAME 1.10)
Apr 11 11:04:34 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Message j3BF4Oo4014130 from
24.201.245.36 (stephane.01 at videotron.ca) to pc.gc.cais not spam,
SpamAssassin (score=-2.514, required 3.8, autolearn=not spam, AWL 0.09,
BAYES_00 -2.60)
Apr 11 11:04:35 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Message j3BF4Mo4014096 from
129.33.92.44 (christine at thedavisfamily.ca) to pch.gc.ca is not spam,
SpamAssassin (score=-2.292, required 3.8, BAYES_00 -2.60, NO_REAL_NAME
0.01, SARE_WEOFFER 0.30)
Apr 11 11:04:35 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Message j3BF4Mo4014099 from
64.254.157.135 (louise.danjou at cossette.com) to pch.gc.ca is not spam,
SpamAssassin (score=-2.461, required 3.8, AWL 0.02, BAYES_00 -2.60,
HTML_MESSAGE 0.00, HTML_TAG_EXIST_TBODY 0.11)
Apr 11 11:04:36 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Virus and Content Scanning:
Starting
Apr 11 11:04:37 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: <A> tag found in message
j3BF4Mo4014099 from louise.danjou at cossette.com
Apr 11 11:04:37 hound2 MailScanner[14192]: Uninfected: Delivered 4
messages
Apr 11 11:04:41 hound2 MailScanner[14219]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:04:41 hound2 MailScanner[14219]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:04:42 hound2 MailScanner[14219]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:04:42 hound2 MailScanner[14219]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:04:52 hound2 MailScanner[14220]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:04:52 hound2 MailScanner[14220]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:04:53 hound2 MailScanner[14220]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:04:53 hound2 MailScanner[14220]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:05:03 hound2 MailScanner[14221]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:05:03 hound2 MailScanner[14221]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:05:04 hound2 MailScanner[14221]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:05:04 hound2 MailScanner[14221]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:05:14 hound2 MailScanner[14224]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:05:14 hound2 MailScanner[14224]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:05:15 hound2 MailScanner[14224]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:05:15 hound2 MailScanner[14224]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:05:25 hound2 MailScanner[14227]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:05:25 hound2 MailScanner[14227]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:05:27 hound2 MailScanner[14227]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:05:27 hound2 MailScanner[14227]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:05:36 hound2 MailScanner[14231]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:05:36 hound2 MailScanner[14231]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:05:37 hound2 MailScanner[14231]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:05:37 hound2 MailScanner[14231]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:05:47 hound2 MailScanner[14232]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:05:47 hound2 MailScanner[14232]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:05:49 hound2 MailScanner[14232]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:05:49 hound2 MailScanner[14232]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:05:58 hound2 MailScanner[14235]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:05:58 hound2 MailScanner[14235]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:05:59 hound2 MailScanner[14235]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:05:59 hound2 MailScanner[14235]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)
Apr 11 11:06:09 hound2 MailScanner[14236]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
Scanner version 4.40.11 starting...
Apr 11 11:06:09 hound2 MailScanner[14236]: Read 0 hostnames from the
phishing whitelist
Apr 11 11:06:10 hound2 MailScanner[14236]: Using locktype = posix
Apr 11 11:06:10 hound2 MailScanner[14236]: Creating hardcoded
struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type)



hound2:/var/spool/mqueue.in # date
Mon Apr 11 11:09:24 EDT 2005
hound2:/var/spool/mqueue.in # ls -la
total 8847
drwx------   3 root root    2448 Apr 11 11:04 .
drwxr-xr-x  14 root root     392 Mar  7 07:08 ..
drwx------   2 root root      48 Apr  1 11:37 .hoststat
-rw-------   1 root mail       0 Mar 23 11:18 dfj2NEI6xL013577
-rw-------   1 root mail   28672 Mar 23 10:00 dfj2NEiZxL000663
-rw-------   1 root mail   49152 Mar 23 10:30 dfj2NFNDxL027390
-rw-------   1 root mail    8192 Mar 23 10:27 dfj2NFNRxL027535
-rw-------   1 root mail  933888 Mar 23 11:27 dfj2NGR3xL009916
-rw-------   1 root mail   45056 Mar 23 11:38 dfj2NGZbhN013223
-rw-------   1 root mail   36864 Mar 23 11:52 dfj2NGiFhN018441
-rw-------   1 root mail   16384 Mar 23 11:54 dfj2NGnNhN021755
-rw-------   1 root mail   12288 Mar 23 12:19 dfj2NHG4hN005200
-rw-------   1 root mail   36864 Mar 23 12:33 dfj2NHRChN011805
-rw-------   1 root mail   32768 Mar 23 12:34 dfj2NHTAhN012967
-rw-------   1 root mail   12288 Mar 23 12:37 dfj2NHY3hN016085
-rw-------   1 root mail   20480 Mar 23 12:45 dfj2NHiPhN022029
-rw-------   1 root mail   28672 Mar 23 12:55 dfj2NHpkhN026568
-rw-------   1 root mail   49152 Mar 23 13:10 dfj2NHsnhN028287
-rw-------   1 root mail 1294336 Mar 23 13:11 dfj2NHv6hN029541
-rw-------   1 root mail 2375680 Mar 23 13:11 dfj2NHv6hN029542
-rw-------   1 root mail   24576 Mar 23 13:10 dfj2NI1vhN032534
-rw-------   1 root mail  368640 Mar 23 13:47 dfj2NIlL9h026163
-rw-------   1 root mail    8192 Mar 24 10:55 dfj2OFsFmq028118
-rw-------   1 root mail   16384 Mar 24 10:55 dfj2OFslmq028381
-rw-------   1 root mail   28672 Mar 24 10:56 dfj2OFtpmq028984
-rw-------   1 root mail  139264 Mar 24 10:56 dfj2OFummq029645
-rw-------   1 root mail     541 Apr  1 11:35 dfj31EZ1q7006497
-rw-------   1 root mail   16384 Apr  1 10:19 dfj31FIwq7010985
-rw-------   1 root mail   20480 Apr  1 10:24 dfj31FM9q7013458
-rw-------   1 root mail   16384 Apr  1 11:44 dfj31Gikq7017302
-rw-------   1 root mail     872 Apr  4 10:08 dfj34C8nOj011677
-rw-------   1 root mail   61440 Apr  4 08:53 dfj34ClhOj026253
-rw-------   1 root mail   16384 Apr  4 09:08 dfj34D6YOj020610
-rw-------   1 root mail  155648 Apr  4 09:53 dfj34DaiOj000798
-rw-------   1 root mail  421888 Apr  4 09:44 dfj34Dd0Oj004396
-rw-------   1 root mail  368640 Apr  4 10:05 dfj34E2pOj009876
-rw-------   1 root mail  708608 Apr  4 10:14 dfj34E8UOj017604
-rw-------   1 root mail   28672 Apr 11 09:12 dfj3BDAsWg029242
-rw-------   1 root mail   32768 Apr 11 09:26 dfj3BDJiWg003720
-rw-------   1 root mail   49152 Apr 11 09:33 dfj3BDVOWh011659
-rw-------   1 root mail   61440 Apr 11 09:33 dfj3BDVPWh011695
-rw-------   1 root mail    8192 Apr 11 09:33 dfj3BDVWWh011768
-rw-------   1 root mail   20480 Apr 11 09:34 dfj3BDVXWh011771
-rw-------   1 root mail   32768 Apr 11 09:43 dfj3BDduWg017597
-rw-------   1 root mail   32768 Apr 11 09:48 dfj3BDjOWg021883
-rw-------   1 root mail  831488 Apr 11 10:41 dfj3BEdFWg027932
-rw-------   1 root mail  638976 Apr 11 10:52 dfj3BElWWg001619
-rw-------   1 root mail     923 Apr  5 00:56 qfj352riWh022594
-rw-------   1 root mail     967 Apr  5 09:28 qfj35BSMWh013958
-rw-------   1 root mail     925 Apr  5 14:18 qfj35GHhWh004468
-rw-------   1 root mail     949 Apr  5 16:05 qfj35I5kWh013983
-rw-------   1 root mail     977 Apr  5 16:09 qfj35I60Wh014078
-rw-------   1 root mail     940 Apr  5 19:08 qfj35L7sWh004843
-rw-------   1 root mail     953 Apr  6 01:40 qfj363aaWh008242
-rw-------   1 root mail    1711 Apr  6 00:20 qfj364J3Wo022047
-rw-------   1 root mail    1001 Apr  6 04:52 qfj366q0Wh003389
-rw-------   1 root mail    1046 Apr  6 23:23 qfj371NVWh010276
-rw-------   1 root mail     961 Apr  7 00:54 qfj372qWWh006615
-rw-------   1 root mail     928 Apr  7 02:15 qfj374CoWi031202
-rw-------   1 root mail     971 Apr  7 17:01 qfj37IwpWh004066
-rw-------   1 root mail     924 Apr  8 03:00 qfj38404Wh003283
-rw-------   1 root mail     924 Apr  8 03:35 qfj384YMWh013402
-rw-------   1 root mail     925 Apr  8 04:05 qfj3863tWh006263
-rw-------   1 root mail     916 Apr  8 10:20 qfj38CHnWh000714
-rw-------   1 root mail     965 Apr  8 15:57 qfj38HsLWh004420
-rw-------   1 root mail     915 Apr  8 20:13 qfj38MC0Wh007466
-rw-------   1 root mail     944 Apr  8 23:42 qfj391dvWh009561
-rw-------   1 root mail     915 Apr  9 01:07 qfj39260Wh016687
-rw-------   1 root mail     914 Apr  9 21:58 qfj39MvdWh023748
-rw-------   1 root mail     916 Apr 10 04:46 qfj3A6ebWh030427
-rw-------   1 root mail     916 Apr 10 09:43 qfj3ABWdWh030461
-rw-------   1 root mail     996 Apr 10 11:40 qfj3ADduWh027873
-rw-------   1 root mail    1008 Apr 10 16:23 qfj3AILcWh007512
-rw-------   1 root mail     950 Apr 10 23:05 qfj3B0vZWo005462
-rw-------   1 root mail    1007 Apr 11 00:19 qfj3B4JMWg020843
-rw-------   1 root mail     920 Apr 11 03:50 qfj3B5n2Wh013589
-rw-------   1 root mail     950 Apr 11 10:14 qfj3BCDgWh028342
hound2:/var/spool/mqueue.in # ls -1|wc -l
77
hound2:/var/spool/mqueue.in #          

...
                   

hound2:/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming # ls *
14192:
.  ..

14219:
.  ..

14220:
.  ..

14221:
.  ..

14224:
.  ..

14227:
.  ..

14231:
.  ..

14232:
.  ..

14235:
.  ..

14236:
.  ..
hound2:/var/spool/MailScanner/incoming # cd ../quarantine/
hound2:/var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine # ls
.  ..





Danny Béland
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