Hi all.

I have the following setup:
* XMail 1.17 on Debian Woody (3.0)
* One real domain
* Around 80 accounts
* Traffic is around 700 messages a day

I have written a filter (bash script) to remove spam, messages with .exe 
etc. attachments, content we don't want, and some other undesirable 
messages, plus record details of all mail that goes through the server.

Recently I've had one staff member complain that a message they sent to 
another staff member didn't get through.  This is an internal message 
handled only on the one XMail machine.

This may have been caused by my script, however I had run virtually the same 
script on XMail 1.9 & hadn't had any reports of missing mail that I 
couldn't explain.

This time all the log files (smtp, smail) show that the message was received 
from the sender/s MUA, and my filter script has captured details of the 
message to its log file so the message was in the spool folders.  Just 
seems that it didn't get to the recipient's mailbox.  The server wasn't 
busy at the time; previous message was half a minute earlier.

Also, the log file for my filter script has two entries for that message and 
for several messages afterwards (example below).  Normally there's only one 
entry for each message.  I've checked further & there are several places 
where my script's log files have two entries for each message.  This is 
also something that didn't happen when the script was running on 1.9.

Any thoughts?

I'll put XMail in debug mode & check what happens.  Does debug mode increase 
verbosity in the log files or output to screen or other?

Thanks.

-----begin log example-----
Thu Oct  2 19:06:46 SGT 2003
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
/var/MailRoot/spool/3/8/mess/1065092805185.11335707.merlin.auston.com
Subject: Re: Application for striking-off of the Company - Invoice No. QS 
4791^M
  Subject: Application for striking-off of the Company - Invoice No. QS =^M
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Application for =^M
-----
Thu Oct  2 19:06:47 SGT 2003
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
/var/MailRoot/spool/3/8/mess/1065092805185.11335707.merlin.auston.com
Subject: Re: Application for striking-off of the Company - Invoice No. QS 
4791^M
  Subject: Application for striking-off of the Company - Invoice No. QS =^M
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Application for =^M
-----
Thu Oct  2 19:07:28 SGT 2003
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
/var/MailRoot/spool/6/15/mess/1065092847805.11361307.merlin.auston.com
Subject: Get a 500 PAYDAY Loan today^M
-----
Thu Oct  2 19:07:30 SGT 2003
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
/var/MailRoot/spool/6/15/mess/1065092847805.11361307.merlin.auston.com
Subject: Get a 500 PAYDAY Loan today^M
-----end log example-----


Adrian Hicks
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MIS & Facilities Manager
Auston International Group Ltd
45 Middle Rd, #01-00 Auston Unicentre
Singapore 188954

Tel: (65) 6339 4800 ext. 229
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