Or maybe there is a web server running on the same box. Check whether there is a script that send mails.
/sm On Tue, 2003-03-04 at 02:53, Rod Rodolico wrote: > However, another question is why too many files are open. The reason I > asked is because I had this problem on a clients site not too long ago and > it turned out someone had cracked the server and was using it to send > spam. Do you have enough traffic to be able to expect > 4096 files open > simultaneously? That is what the max is in my older Debian install. > > Rod > > > > Gene Grimm wrote: > >> I have recently begun getting error messages from Postfix and other > >> packages > >> reporting "too many files" error messages. Can anyone suggest where to > >> check > >> on how many files can be open or adjust this limit if possible? > >> > > > > Have a look at the /proc/sys/fs/ directory, and file-max and file-nr in > > particular. You should be able to change file-max by simply writing a > > number to that file. > > > > > > > > > -- > 1.79 x 10^12 furlongs per fortnight -- it's not just a good idea, it's the > law!
