Mailscanner max'd out CPU/memory and not processing mail

[Ugo Bellavance]

Tom Rogers wrote:
> I've been using Mailscanner for a few years now with no problems.  Two weeks
> ago, I started to have a problem.
> 
> When I run Mailscanner, it maxes out my CPU and the amount of memory it uses
> keeps climbing and climbing, until it eats all available memory and basically
> freezes the system up.  Mail is not processed from the Postfix hold queue.
> 
> The system is basically used only by myself, for LAN file storage and email. 
> It's a P2 333mhz, with 512mb of RAM, which has been just fine for my needs.
> 
> Using Postfix for mail delivery; the OS is Ubuntu 6.04.

Put the Max # of Child Processes to 1 in MailScanner.conf, then restart 
MailScanner and look how it goes.  Let us know how it goes.