Performance Issues

[Martin Hepworth]

In that case somethings really wrong. Can you post your full
MailScanner.conf and configure file(s) for exim.

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Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300


Anakin SkyWalker wrote:
> Really, nothing is done. MailScanner says nothing when
> started, even in debug mode after "not forking"
> It starts with no errors, but no checking/delivery is
> done.
>
> --- Martin Hepworth <martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I presume you restarted MailScanner after altering
>>the MailScanner.conf
>>
>>
>>If things stop working 1st point of call is to
>>enable both Debug options
>>in MailScanner.conf. Stop Mailscanner and run
>>check_MailScanner. This
>>will dump debug to th screen and you may be able to
>>spot what's
>>happening. If you ca't spot anything post the debug
>>here and someelse
>>might be able to spot something.
>>--
>>Martin Hepworth
>>Snr Systems Administrator
>>Solid State Logic
>>Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>>
>>
>>Anakin SkyWalker wrote:
>>
>>>How do I setup MaiLScanner to work with exim's
>>>splitted spool directory ?
>>>I have changed "Split Exim Spool" to `yes` in
>>>MailScanner.conf
>>>Both exim's queues (in queue out-queue) set to
>>>split_spool_directory.
>>>The result is: mailscanner didn't do anything.
>>>
>>>Any other thing I'm missing?
>>>
>>>--- Anakin SkyWalker
>>
>><basement_mobile2004 at yahoo.com>
>>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>RBLs working fine within Exim
>>>>No SA extras, I had to stop SA scanning to
>>
>>increase
>>
>>>>the speed.
>>>>Yes I have a caching name server running on.
>>>>Lots of german stuff, yes!
>>>>Human interference means: flush incoming
>>>>connections,
>>>>let mailscanner work all alone with the queue
>>
>>until
>>
>>>>its stable again.
>>>>
>>>>--- Martin Hepworth
>>
>><martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM>
>>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Anakin (!)
>>>>>
>>>>>check the RBL's are behaving properly, are you
>>>>>running any extra SA
>>>>>rules and do you run a local cachine nameserver?
>>>>>
>>>>>Could the load increase be all these German spams
>>>>
>>>>>from sober.q, or is
>>>>
>>>>>the number of emails about the same?
>>>>>
>>>>>I guess by human interferance you mean restarting
>>>>
>>>>MS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>os something????
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Martin Hepworth
>>>>>Snr Systems Administrator
>>>>>Solid State Logic
>>>>>Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Anakin SkyWalker wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm running MailScanner in my Exim based MX with
>>>>>
>>>>>20K+
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>boxes. Since sunday, my mail queue doesn't get
>>>>>
>>>>>lower
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>than 12K without human interference.
>>>>>>Anyone having same problems lately?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Machine:
>>>>>>PIV HT 2.8GHz, 1GB RAM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Versions I use:
>>>>>>Fedora Core 3
>>>>>>
>>>>>>2.6.11-1.14_FC3smp
>>>>>>Exim 4.50 (compiled)
>>>>>>Clamav 0.85.1 (compiled)
>>>>>>perl-5.8.5-12.FC3
>>>>>>mailscanner-4.41.3-1 (rpm based)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have 5 mailscanner children running.
>>>>>>I upgraded MailScanner monday. Same behaviour.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I appreciate any tips.
>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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