<br><font size=2><tt>Kevin,</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Just to confirm, it works initially then stops?</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Yes, that is correct</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>You don't say how busy your server is, nor what batch size you are</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>using. Smaller batch sizes and more children may help, assuming the</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>problem really is caused by a timeout (smaller batches = less files to</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>scan = quicker scans)</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">not real busy, set 1 to 1 client, batches of 10-30 (I have tried a few settings).</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Do you see any log messages saying it timed out (there should be if it</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>is).</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>The lock file is a red herring, MailScanner doesn't work on the presence</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>of absense of the file, it works by getting a lock on it - so the file</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>should always be there.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">grep -i mailscanner maillog|grep "May 8"|grep -i time</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">only returns 1 SpamAsssasin timeout.</font>
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