hold folder not getting processed

[Glenn Steen]

On 23/12/2007, Guy Story <kc5goi at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I tried the hash suggestion in the wiki and that did not fix the
> problem.  I am using Ubuntu and would have thought that this would not
> have been an issue.  I found a Debian package that is 4.55.  I want to
> copy of the VM I have my mail server running in first then install the
> Debian package.  If that breaks anything, I can just copy over the
> backup vm and press it back into service while I look for the answer.
> Monday is when I will try to take this on.  I do not want to fall in a
> trap with dependencies by using the source package.  I can use a copy of
> the VM to test that out and see what happens from there as well.
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> I did triple check permissions today and I have a 770 for postfix user
> and group on the hold and incoming folders.  That was a wild guess and
> it failed.  I tried to use debug mode by starting MailScanner with
> - --debug but that generated a compile error and refused to start.
>
> Check_mailscanner does show active processes when I start MailScanner
> from init.d.  It is like MailScanner has lost the path is should use,
> and I have checked that in MailScanner.conf or there is a permissions
> issue.  When MailScanner is running, the hold queue folder never clears
> the folder and move clean mail to incoming.
>
> I have checked to make sure MailScanner.conf does not have more than
> once copy present on the system.  MailScanner.conf has 744 on it with
> root as the owner.
>
> My guess is one of 3 things, either the hold folder contents is not in a
> valid format, MailScanner is ignoring the line that says where hold is
> or the portion of MailScanner that does the scanning is not functioning
> anymore.  The last one seems unlikely.
>
> Hugo, I see your point.  For my sanity, I want to use the Debian
> package.  Since this is an Ubuntu box, there should not be an issue and
> any dependencies should be resolved.
>
> Guy

The problem is very likely that the format changes to the queue files
PF 2.4 has ... makes MS (4.46... Old... 4.55... not much
better....Sigh) ignore the files.

ATM there really is no solution other than
a) backdate PF to a 2.2 version, or
b) "upgrade" MailScanner to the latest, using the source tarball ....
The relevant init script is available on the download page as well.
... unless you feel like stepping up to the plate and doing
thepackaging of MS yourself:-).

Cheers
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