Slow batch processing

[Martin.Hepworth]

Rob

Sendmail MTA?

If you're using sendmail 8.13 the lock type should be posix....

Also try lowering the batch size...

Another thing to try is stop mailscanner then run "mailscanner -debug"
and it may some more clues as to whats going on.

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Rob Morin
> Sent: 26 April 2007 17:02
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: Slow batch processing
>
> If i kill -9 all processes i see in a PS and then run
check_mailscanner
> i see it come up in the logs and it starts processing ....
>
> Apr 26 12:04:33 peter MailScanner[9079]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
> Scanner version 4.53.3 starting...
> Apr 26 12:04:33 peter MailScanner[9079]: Read 764 hostnames from the
> phishing whitelist
> Apr 26 12:04:34 peter MailScanner[9079]: Using SpamAssassin results
cache
> Apr 26 12:04:34 peter MailScanner[9079]: Connected to SpamAssassin
cache
> database
> Apr 26 12:04:34 peter MailScanner[9079]: Expired 203 records from the
> SpamAssassin cache
> Apr 26 12:04:34 peter MailScanner[9079]: Enabling SpamAssassin
> auto-whitelist functionality...
> Apr 26 12:04:39 peter MailScanner[9079]: I have found clamavmodule
> scanners installed, and will use them all by default.
> Apr 26 12:04:42 peter MailScanner[9079]: Using locktype = flock
> Apr 26 12:04:42 peter MailScanner[9079]: New Batch: Found 269 messages
> waiting
> Apr 26 12:04:42 peter MailScanner[9079]: New Batch: Scanning 30
> messages, 1090577 bytes
> Apr 26 12:04:42 peter MailScanner[9079]: Spam Checks: Starting
>
> Any ideas as to why it gets stuck? or dies?
>
> Rob Morin
> Dido InterNet Inc.
> Montreal, Canada
> Http://www.dido.ca
> 514-990-4444
>
>
>
> Edward Prendergast wrote:
> > How many MailScanner processes are you running? What hardware are
you
> on?
> > How many messages do you process a day on average?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> > [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Rob
> Morin
> > Sent: 26 April 2007 16:11
> > To: MailScanner discussion
> > Subject: Slow batch processing
> >
> > Hello all,  it seems MS takes about 488 seconds to process a batch
of 30
> > messages, do not know why its taking long now... i removed one of
the
> > RBLs to speed it up
> >
> > i have a backup of emails now... any idea.....???
> >
> > I am running the latest MS
> >
> > Thanks....
> >
> >
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