queue problems

[Ken A]

lock type = posix  in mailscanner.conf ?
That's really a low volume of mail, and there should be no problems
related to load.
Ken A.


Philipp Snizek wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I'm running here a mail system with exim4.6/MailScanner 4.49-7.1/SA 3.1
> on a Suse 8.2 Linux. I have this behaviour:
> 
> Certain mails get scanned twice by MailScanner/SA. This seems to happen
> when the load on the system is a bit higher, for example 5-15 mails are
> waiting in the MailScanner queue. The headers of these mails get stuck
> in the exim-out queue as lost files while the very same processed emails
> get delivered normally. 
> 
> On a normal day this mail system has a load of 9000 emails.
> 
> Hardware most likely is not the issue here as the box is a Dual Xeon
> 2.4GHz with 1 GB Ram. Swap space is not used. 
> 
> Have you made similar experiences? 
> If you have and you know a way out please let me know.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Best regards,
> Philippp
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