Found nn messages in the processing-messages database

[Julian Field]

You don't *have* to run with the processing-messages database. Just set
     Maximum Processing Attempts = 0
and it will all go away.

On 04/05/2009 22:03, Juan Pablo Abuyeres wrote:
> I downloaded MailScanner-4.76.24-3, installed, stopped MailScanner, 
> removed /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/*db and started MailScanner again.
>
> But again, it is piling up messages in the database.
>
> The last entry in the logfile before the operation was:
> ay  4 16:02:44 anubis MailScanner[24886]: Found 23937 messages in the 
> processing-messages database
>
> After the procedure it started like this:
> May  4 16:08:35 anubis MailScanner[32765]: Found 0 messages in the 
> processing-messages database
> May  4 16:08:38 anubis MailScanner[412]: Found 9 messages in the 
> processing-messages database
> May  4 16:08:43 anubis MailScanner[501]: Found 31 messages in the 
> processing-messages database
>
>
> now I have this:
> May  4 16:54:36 anubis MailScanner[1868]: Found 887 messages in the 
> processing-messages database
> May  4 16:55:15 anubis MailScanner[3072]: Found 905 messages in the 
> processing-messages database
> May  4 16:55:17 anubis MailScanner[3217]: Found 906 messages in the 
> processing-messages database
>
>
> (Can this be related to the fact that the server is piling up mail queue?)
>
> JP
>
>
>
> Nigel Kendrick wrote:
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Julian
>> Field
>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 4:21 PM
>> To: MailScanner discussion
>> Subject: Re: Found nn messages in the processing-messages database
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/05/2009 10:09, Nigel Kendrick wrote:
>>    
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm coming in a bit late here and am trying to catch up on this thread. I
>>> have had a good read but would appreciate some advice
>>>      
>>
>> [Snip]
>>
>> It already is a stable release. I just haven't had time to announce it
>> yet, sorry, that's tomorrow's job.
>> Install the stable release, stop MailScanner, destroy
>> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/*db and fire it up again.
>>
>> Jules
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Jules,
>>
>> I think you deserve some time off - take it easy!
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    

Jules

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