Tom, You could try to manually flush the queue:
$ msmtpqueue -f Though I expect it is already running, but give it a try. Can you test if your email relay is reachable. Lonnie On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:24 AM, Tom Chadwin wrote: > Hi Lonnie > > I know the mail queue only recently appeared, thanks to your work. I'll keep > an eye, and try to perform those tests is the symptoms reoccur. > > Actually, just done this on one box where this has occurred before, and here > is what is returned (all email addresses are in the public domain, so do not > worry about confidentiality - callerID phone number snipped). Looks as > though the issue might current be manifesting itself. Hope this helps. > > Tom > > > oncebrewedpbx ~ # msmtpqueue > ============================== > Index: 1 -- File: /var/spool/mail/2010-10-02-14.08.59-0.msmtp > Args: -t > Size: 29.7k > ------------------------------ > From: "Once Brewed voicemail" <Once Brewed voicem...@oncebrewedpbx> > To: "Southern Rangers" <southern.rang...@nnpa.org.uk> > Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=5BVoicemail=5D=3A_New_message_from_=[snip]?= > > ============================== > Index: 2 -- File: /var/spool/mail/2010-10-03-11.31.53-0.msmtp > Args: -t > Size: 20.8k > ------------------------------ > From: "Once Brewed voicemail" <Once Brewed voicem...@oncebrewedpbx> > To: "Paget Lazarri" <paget.lazz...@nnpa.org.uk> > Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=5BVoicemail=5D=3A_New_message_from_=[snip]?= > > ============================== > Index: 3 -- File: /var/spool/mail/2010-10-05-11.56.47-0.msmtp > Args: -t > Size: 89.6k > ------------------------------ > From: "Once Brewed voicemail" <Once Brewed voicem...@oncebrewedpbx> > To: "Kevin Malone" <kevin.mal...@nnpa.org.uk> > Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=5BVoicemail=5D=3A_New_message_from_=[snip]?= > > ============================== > Index: 4 -- File: /var/spool/mail/2010-10-06-09.48.06-0.msmtp > Args: -t > Size: 41.6k > ------------------------------ > From: "Once Brewed voicemail" <Once Brewed voicem...@oncebrewedpbx> > To: "Paget Lazarri" <paget.lazz...@nnpa.org.uk> > Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=5BVoicemail=5D=3A_New_message_from_=[snip]?= > > ============================== > Index: 5 -- File: /var/spool/mail/2010-10-07-12.34.20-0.msmtp > Args: -t > Size: 55.3k > ------------------------------ > From: "Once Brewed voicemail" <Once Brewed voicem...@oncebrewedpbx> > To: "Southern Rangers" <southern.rang...@nnpa.org.uk> > Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=5BVoicemail=5D=3A_New_message_from_=[snip]?= > > ============================== > Index: 6 -- File: /var/spool/mail/2010-10-07-14.42.53-0.msmtp > Args: -t > Size: 61.2k > ------------------------------ > From: "Once Brewed voicemail" <Once Brewed voicem...@oncebrewedpbx> > To: "Southern Rangers" <southern.rang...@nnpa.org.uk> > Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=5BVoicemail=5D=3A_New_message_from_=[snip]?= > > oncebrewedpbx ~ # grep 'msmtpqueue' /var/log/messages > Sep 28 11:07:07 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-08-26-16.01.48-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:08 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-08-27-13.29.21-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:13 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-08-31-13.34.47-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:14 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-08-31-16.11.32-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:15 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-02-09.13.05-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:17 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-02-16.38.26-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:18 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-03-14.52.23-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:20 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-05-11.45.27-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:21 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-06-13.48.42-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:22 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-07-08.29.25-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:24 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-07-11.27.04-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:26 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-07-17.15.41-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:27 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-08-10.33.05-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:29 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-10-10.13.58-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:31 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-12-10.42.32-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:32 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-12-11.37.20-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:34 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-13-09.02.21-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:35 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-14-11.55.56-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:36 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-15-14.46.50-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:38 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-16-13.25.24-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:40 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-17-10.21.07-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:41 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-17-10.29.08-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:44 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-20-10.38.38-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:45 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-20-11.40.11-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:46 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-21-12.54.45-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:49 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-21-18.23.53-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:51 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-22-09.35.48-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:52 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-22-11.36.50-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:53 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-23-12.24.34-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:54 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-23-13.56.34-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:55 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-23-16.00.38-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:56 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-23-16.07.02-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:58 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-23-18.36.48-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:07:59 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-24-09.14.23-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:08:01 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-25-10.13.55-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:08:02 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-26-12.46.47-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:08:04 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-26-20.57.13-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:08:05 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-27-13.40.27-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:08:07 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-27-17.00.27-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:08:10 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-28-09.04.30-0.msmtp > Sep 28 11:08:12 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-28-10.33.50-0.msmtp > Sep 29 08:44:04 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-29-08.44.01-0.msmtp > Sep 29 09:41:59 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-29-09.41.56-0.msmtp > Sep 29 12:10:23 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-29-12.10.22-0.msmtp > Sep 29 13:34:55 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-29-13.34.52-0.msmtp > Sep 29 17:13:16 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-29-17.13.14-0.msmtp > Sep 29 17:14:16 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-29-17.14.14-0.msmtp > Sep 29 17:46:58 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-29-17.46.56-0.msmtp > Sep 29 20:52:51 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-29-20.52.49-0.msmtp > Sep 30 11:33:26 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-30-11.33.24-0.msmtp > Sep 30 15:40:42 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-30-15.40.41-0.msmtp > Sep 30 17:26:45 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-09-30-17.26.44-0.msmtp > Oct 1 08:41:52 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-10-01-08.41.51-0.msmtp > Oct 1 16:55:26 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Success: > /var/spool/mail/2010-10-01-16.55.22-0.msmtp > Oct 2 14:09:01 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: (74) msmtp: network read > error: Connection reset by peer msmtp: could not send mail (account default > from /etc/msmtprc) > Oct 2 14:09:01 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Failure: Keeping mail > queue /var/spool/mail/2010-10-02-14.08.59-0 msmtp/mail pair. > Oct 2 14:14:01 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: (74) msmtp: network read > error: Connection reset by peer msmtp: could not send mail (account default > from /etc/msmtprc) > Oct 2 14:14:01 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Failure: Keeping mail > queue /var/spool/mail/2010-10-02-14.08.59-0 msmtp/mail pair. > Oct 2 14:19:03 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: (74) msmtp: network read > error: Connection reset by peer msmtp: could not send mail (account default > from /etc/msmtprc) > Oct 2 14:19:03 oncebrewedpbx mail.info msmtpqueue: Failure: Keeping mail > queue /var/spool/mail/2010-10-02-14.08.59-0 msmtp/mail pair. > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lonnie Abelbeck [mailto:li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com] >> Sent: 08 October 2010 13:29 >> To: AstLinux Users Mailing List >> Cc: Tom Chadwin >> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Mail queue intermittently stacks up mail >> >> Hi Tom, >> >> The mail queue (msmtpqueue) is a fairly recent addition to >> AsLinux, previous to that, undeliverable email was simply dropped. >> >> The status of the mail queue is shown by typing: >> >> $ msmtpqueue >> >> Every time a new email is sent the queue is flushed (tries to >> anyway), and should an error occur it will retry every 5 minutes. >> >> There are cases where "msmtp" returns a benign error which is >> not 'queue worthy' (64 for example), possibly there is >> another that should be added to that list. >> >> My advice is to occasionally checkin to that box, and if you >> get results other than... >> >> $ msmtpqueue >> Mail queue is empty >> >> take a look at /var/log/messages... >> >> $ grep 'msmtpqueue' /var/log/messages >> >> for clues and report back. >> >> Lonnie >> >> >> On Oct 8, 2010, at 2:34 AM, Tom Chadwin wrote: >> >>> Morning all >>> >>> A very minor issue I've come across is that sometimes our 0.7.2 (as >>> was then >>> - 0.7.3 now) boxes stop delivering voicemail emails. I tend >> not to be >>> notified of this by users for some time, and sometimes even not at >>> all. A reboot of Astlinux causes all the queued messages to be >>> delivered at once, causing much hilarity and confusion. On >> occasion, >>> I've not been told that the emails have stopped arriving, have >>> upgraded Astlinux, rebooted, and suddenly all these emails >> have appeared. >>> >>> So far, this has only happened at remote offices. Our mail >> server is >>> at our HQ. I am guessing that the issue is that the remote Astlinux >>> boxes have lost contact with the mail server at some point (such as >>> when the VPN - not managed by Astlinux - has temporarily >> gone down), >>> but the boxes have not successfully detected that the mail >> server has >>> come back up. The remote boxes add a route to the head >> office subnet via rc.elocal. >>> >>> What mechanism, and perhaps what timings, does Astlinux use >> to detect >>> that the specified mail server is once more available? If I become >>> aware that this behaviour is ongoing again, I'll mail the list, and >>> one of the devs can hop onto the box if that would help. To stress, >>> this is not at all a big issue, but I thought it would be >> of interest. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Tom >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------------- >> Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 >> supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, >> and DOM L2 & L3. >> Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time >> creating great experiences on the web. 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