MS Slow after update to 4.50.14 on suse

[Glenn Steen]

On 02/02/06, Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com> wrote:
> Lance Haig spake the following on 2/1/2006 2:37 PM:
> > I have a problem after upgrading.
> >
> > My MS is very slow processing mail. I have sent test text messages to
> > the  system and they take between 28 to 31 seconds to process
> >
> > here is a snippet of the log Can anyone lead me in the right direction
> > to see why this is so low?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Lance
> >
> > Feb  1 22:56:27 mailhost MailScanner[2384]: New Batch: Found 2 messages
> > waiting
> > Feb  1 22:56:27 mailhost MailScanner[2384]: New Batch: Scanning 1
> > messages, 2009 bytes
> > Feb  1 22:56:27 mailhost MailScanner[2384]: Spam Checks: Starting
> > Feb  1 22:56:54 mailhost MailScanner[2384]: Virus and Content Scanning:
> > Starting
> > Feb  1 22:56:55 mailhost MailScanner[2384]: Uninfected: Delivered 1 messages
> > Feb  1 22:56:55 mailhost MailScanner[2384]: Batch processed in 27.65 seconds
> > Feb  1 22:56:55 mailhost MailScanner[2384]: Logging message
> > k11MuMV5003084 to SQL
> > Feb  1 22:56:55 mailhost MailScanner[2384]: "Always Looked Up Last" took
> > 0.00 seconds
> > Feb  1 22:56:55 mailhost sendmail[3114]: k11MuMV5003084:
> > to=<lhaig at redarmour.co.uk>, delay=00:00:28, xdelay=00:00:00,
> > mailer=esmtp, pri=121508, relay=[194.143.190.32] [194.143.190.32],
> > dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (OK)
> > Feb  1 22:56:55 mailhost MailScanner[26335]: k11MuMV5003084: Logged to
> > MailWatch SQL
> > Feb  1 22:56:56 mailhost MailScanner[2292]: Virus and Content Scanning:
> > Starting
> > Feb  1 22:56:58 mailhost MailScanner[2292]: Uninfected: Delivered 1 messages
> > Feb  1 22:56:58 mailhost MailScanner[2292]: Batch processed in 34.43 seconds
> > Feb  1 22:56:58 mailhost MailScanner[2292]: Logging message
> > k11MuM6S003085 to SQL
> > Feb  1 22:56:58 mailhost MailScanner[2292]: "Always Looked Up Last" took
> > 0.00 seconds
> > Feb  1 22:56:58 mailhost MailScanner[26335]: k11MuM6S003085: Logged to
> > MailWatch SQL
> > Feb  1 22:56:59 mailhost sendmail[3122]: k11MuM6S003085:
> > to=<lhaig at haigmail.com>, delay=00:00:37, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp,
> > pri=121504, relay=[194.143.190.32] [194.143.190.32], dsn=2.0.0,
> > stat=Sent (OK)
> > Feb  1 22:57:18 mailhost sendmail-in[3138]: k11MvIXH003138:
> > from=<mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info>, size=4772, class=-30,
> > nrcpts=1, msgid=<43E12E21.7080002 at noacon.com>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA,
> > relay=bkserver.blacknight.ie [83.98.166.45]
> > Feb  1 22:57:18 mailhost sendmail-in[3138]: k11MvIXH003138:
> > to=<lhaig at haigmail.com>, delay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=88772,
> > stat=queued
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: New Batch: Scanning 1
> > messages, 5347 bytes
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Spam Checks: Starting
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Looked up unknown string spam
> > in language translation file /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Looked up unknown string
> > notspam in language translation file
> > /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Whitelist refresh time reached
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Starting up SQL Whitelist
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Read 8 whitelist entries
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Message k11MvIXH003138 from
> > 83.98.166.45 (mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info) is whitelisted
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Looked up unknown string
> > mailscanner in language translation file
> > /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Looked up unknown string
> > unreadablearchive in language translation file
> > /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Looked up unknown string
> > passwordedarchive in language translation file
> > /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Looked up unknown string
> > archivetoodeep in language translation file
> > /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf
> > Feb  1 22:57:19 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Virus and Content Scanning:
> > Starting
> > Feb  1 22:57:20 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Looked up unknown string
> > mailscanner in language translation file
> > /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf
> > Feb  1 22:57:20 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Uninfected: Delivered 1 messages
> > Feb  1 22:57:20 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Batch processed in 1.31 seconds
> > Feb  1 22:57:20 mailhost MailScanner[993]: Logging message
> > k11MvIXH003138 to SQL
> > Feb  1 22:57:20 mailhost MailScanner[993]: "Always Looked Up Last" took
> > 0.00 seconds
> > Feb  1 22:57:20 mailhost MailScanner[26335]: k11MvIXH003138: Logged to
> > MailWatch SQL
> > Feb  1 22:57:20 mailhost sendmail[3147]: k11MvIXH003138:
> > to=<lhaig at haigmail.com>, delay=00:00:02, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp,
> > pri=178772, relay=[194.143.190.32] [194.143.190.32], dsn=2.0.0,
> > stat=Sent (OK)
> One problem I see is either an old or no file
> /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf. See if this is either a 0 length
> file, or if you have a /etc/MailScanner/reports/en/languages.conf.rpmnew file.

Ah yes. I actually (he said blushing) walked into that myself this
time around... Silly cut'n'paste all the three lines... Oh well, if
that is it, it¨s just a matter of moving languages.old back into
place...
Jules, perhaps you should stress the need to look for an rpmnew file
first, before blithely doing the upgrade(s)?... In the nice usage
would be a good place...

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