mailscanner hangs on automatic restart {Scanned}

[Julian Field]

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Henry Hollenberg wrote:
> It looks like mailscanner is hanging every time it does it's automatic
> restart at 14400 sec.
>
> If I do a manual restart
>
> /etc/init.d/mailscanner restart
>
> the logs look like this:
>
> Oct  1 17:32:06 bastion MailScanner[30537]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus 
> Scanner version 4.41.3 starting...
> Oct  1 17:32:06 bastion postfix/smtpd[30539]: connect from 
> c-69-138-210-131.hsd1.md.comcast.net[69.138.210.131]
> Oct  1 17:32:06 bastion MailScanner[30537]: Read 120 hostnames from 
> the phishing whitelist
> Oct  1 17:32:09 bastion postfix/smtpd[30539]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT 
> from c-69-138-210-131.hsd1.md.comcast.net[69.138.210.131]: 554 Service 
> unavailable; Client host [69.138.210.131] blocked using 
> bl.spamcop.net; Blocked - see 
> http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?69.138.210.131; 
> from=<drkatzswfq at wingdriver.com.au> to=<domainudbr at rcwm.com> 
> proto=SMTP helo=<c-69-138-210-131.hsd1.md.comcast.net>
> Oct  1 17:32:09 bastion postfix/smtpd[30539]: lost connection after 
> RCPT from c-69-138-210-131.hsd1.md.comcast.net[69.138.210.131]
> Oct  1 17:32:09 bastion postfix/smtpd[30539]: disconnect from 
> c-69-138-210-131.hsd1.md.comcast.net[69.138.210.131]
> Oct  1 17:32:09 bastion MailScanner[30537]: Using locktype = flock
What do you think is wrong there? You get a startup notice from it, 
followed by the locktype notice, all looks fine. Remember MailScanner 
doesn't have anything to do with your SMTP service.
>
>
> Otherwise the system seems to be hammering the spam.....yeah!
>
> hgh.

Jules

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