Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-13 Thread Wietse Venema
Tom Kinghorn: > On 12/07/2011 14:28, Wietse Venema wrote: > > Wietse Venema: > > > > If it's an abort in a library routine, then these instructions > > may help to identify the culprit. > > > > http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#gdb > > > > Wietse > > > morning List > > The output of the

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Tom Kinghorn
On 12/07/2011 14:28, Wietse Venema wrote: Wietse Venema: If it's an abort in a library routine, then these instructions may help to identify the culprit. http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#gdb Wietse morning List The output of the debugging as advised by Wietse produces as err

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 02:38:41PM +0200, Tom Kinghorn wrote: > I have found this in the amavis logs, which could be the culprit > > amavis[27010]: (27010-01-12) (!!)TROUBLE in check_mail: forwarding FAILED: > Error writing to socket: Broken pipe at (eval 97) line 186. > Symptom not cause. --

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Tom Kinghorn
On 12/07/2011 14:28, Wietse Venema wrote: Wietse Venema: Tom Kinghorn: Jul 12 12:05:29 mx1 postfix/smtpd[27176]: 461D2412E34: client=localhost[127.0.0.1] Jul 12 12:05:29 mx1 postfix/master[1687]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/cleanup pid 16159 killed by signal 6 "signal 6" means that the

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema: > Tom Kinghorn: > > Jul 12 12:05:29 mx1 postfix/smtpd[27176]: 461D2412E34: > > client=localhost[127.0.0.1] > > Jul 12 12:05:29 mx1 postfix/master[1687]: warning: process > > /usr/lib/postfix/cleanup pid 16159 killed by signal 6 > > "signal 6" means that the cleanup daemon logged a

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Jerry
On Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:12:29 +0200 Tom Kinghorn articulated: > I myself very rarely do, but I am unsure how many times the > other admin's do. > > They love writing scripts to do all sorts of things. > restarting postfix is probably one of them. > But then, they will never admit to it. Then migh

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Wietse Venema
Tom Kinghorn: > Jul 12 12:05:29 mx1 postfix/smtpd[27176]: 461D2412E34: > client=localhost[127.0.0.1] > Jul 12 12:05:29 mx1 postfix/master[1687]: warning: process > /usr/lib/postfix/cleanup pid 16159 killed by signal 6 "signal 6" means that the cleanup daemon logged a "panic" message that specifi

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Tom Kinghorn
On 12/07/2011 13:03, Wietse Venema wrote: How many times per week do you execute "postfix stop"? Wietse I myself very rarely do, but I am unsure how many times the other admin's do. They love writing scripts to do all sorts of things. restarting postfix is probably one of them. But th

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Tom Kinghorn
On 12/07/2011 08:16, Jeroen Geilman wrote: What would cause the old files in the queues directory not to be cleared out. That situation is unlikely to occur, if ever. If they are not picked up, they were not sent either. Hi List On further investigation, I noticed that the files which re

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-12 Thread Wietse Venema
Tom Kinghorn: > On 11/07/2011 15:01, Wietse Venema wrote: > > Rule number one: present actual evidence of the problem. In this > > case, present actual evidence that mail stays in the Postfix queue. > > > > Wietse > > Apologies > > It was in the queues/incoming directory > > #ls -la queues/

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-11 Thread Jeroen Geilman
On 2011-07-12 07:49, Tom Kinghorn wrote: On 11/07/2011 15:01, Wietse Venema wrote: Rule number one: present actual evidence of the problem. In this case, present actual evidence that mail stays in the Postfix queue. Wietse Apologies It was in the queues/incoming directory So show us

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-11 Thread Tom Kinghorn
On 11/07/2011 15:01, Wietse Venema wrote: Rule number one: present actual evidence of the problem. In this case, present actual evidence that mail stays in the Postfix queue. Wietse Apologies It was in the queues/incoming directory #ls -la queues/incoming/ | wc -l 384 # perl qshape

Re: strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-11 Thread Wietse Venema
Tom Kinghorn: > Hi List. > > I have a string issue whereby the old queue files appear to remain > behind after the delivery. > > The queue, therefore appears to be growing, even though it is not. > > has anyone experienced the same problem? > If yes, how can I rectify this. > > mail_version =

strange behaviour : incoming queue

2011-07-11 Thread Tom Kinghorn
Hi List. I have a string issue whereby the old queue files appear to remain behind after the delivery. The queue, therefore appears to be growing, even though it is not. has anyone experienced the same problem? If yes, how can I rectify this. mail_version = 2.5.6 SpamAssassin Server version