MailScanner not starting error

[Scott Silva]

on 6/16/2011 10:34 AM Kaplan, Andrew H. spake the following:
> Hi there --
> 
> I checked the sendmail.mc file, and I verified there was only one reference to
> the mail gateway server,
> as well as the correct spelling being in place for it. I have included the
> sendmail.cf file with this
> e-mail as reference. 
> 
> The netstat -a command indicated the following for the smtp port:
> 
> tcp        0      0 *:smtp                      *:*
> LISTEN
> 
> The system runs dovecot as its pop3 server, and the netstat entries there are
> the following:
> 
> tcp        0      0 *:pop3s                     *:*
> LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 *:pop3                      *:*
> LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 *:imap                      *:*
> LISTEN
> 
> The MTA, sendmail, is restarting apparent without issue. This is proven by the
> following readout
> of the ps -ef |grep sendmail command:
> 
> root     21516     1  0 13:22 ?        00:00:00 sendmail: accepting connections
> 
> smmsp    21520     1  0 13:22 ?        00:00:00 sendmail: Queue runner at 00:15:00
> for /var/spool/clientmqueue
> root     21524     1  0 13:22 ?        00:00:00 sendmail: Queue runner at 00:15:00
> for /var/spool/mqueue
> 
Can the box actually resolve phsmgout.partners.org?
Also... try stopping mailscanner then doing a killall sendmail  to see if a
queue runner is zombied and not catching the HUP.