Bayes expire file problems

[Julian Field]

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The mail load on the machine would make a difference. If the bayes 
rebuild completed while no mail happened to come in, nothing would be 
competing for the lock on the db file. A busier machine would have 
several competing processes trying to lock it.

Steve Campbell wrote:

> Thanks Julian,
>
> As I said, I would upgrade as soon as possible, and I did remember all 
> the posts and problems that were around for a while.
>
> I had this problem licked once, with your help. I still don't 
> understand how two machines that are essentially identical can behave 
> so differently. This is what I'd really like to figure out about this 
> problem.
>
> Could there be an issue with email volume that contributes to this? 
> The machine that fails (by filling up the root partition) has 
> considerably more traffic than the one that doesn't.
>
> I realize this is an old issue with such an old version, so if 
> everyone feels like letting it fade away, I totally understand. I just 
> don't know, though, when I can upgrade. No one wants to let me have 
> the machines, we're 24/7 here except for Sundays, and I'm not allowed 
> to have overtime.
>
> Anyway, thanks again.
>
> Steve Campbell
> campbell at cnpapers.com
> Charleston Newspapers
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Field" 
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> To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:48 AM
> Subject: Re: Bayes expire file problems
>
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>> I have fixed a bayes expiry problem in 4.50.
>>
>> On 11 Jan 2006, at 16:37, Steve Campbell wrote:
>>
>>> I think it's about time to beat this horse a little more -
>>>
>>> I have two machines that are almost identical. One continues to get
>>> the bayes_toks.expire files, the other never does.
>>>
>>> Both machines are running the same version, though a little old. (I
>>> will upgrade when I and the machines get the time!)
>>>
>>> I have checked and compared :
>>>
>>> Mailscanner.conf
>>> spam.assassin.prefs.conf
>>> check_mailscanner
>>> update_virus_scanners
>>> clean.quarantine
>>> mailscanner-mrtg.crond
>>> mailscanner-mrtg.cfg
>>> mailscanner-mrtg.conf
>>>
>>> Both machines' files are identical, with the exceptions of what is
>>> not pertinent to expiry. There is no files in the
>>> root's .spamassassin directory.
>>>
>>> What have I missed this time? I know some of the above files are
>>> not related, but figured I check anyway.
>>>
>>> BTW version is 4.36.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking it's related to mailscanner-mrtg, but just can't seem
>>> to find the problem.
>>>
>>> Anyone who cares to throw mud at me for asking this for the 2
>>> trillionth time, and offer the obvious solution that I'm not
>>> seeing, please have at it.
>>
>>
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