Are you using an mail server on another server ? I had CFMail problems (CF 4.5) when relaying to an external server and found running sendmail locally (which then relayed on to the external mail server) solved my mailing problems.
Phil Phil Watson Software Manager Enigma Interactive Tel. +44 (0)191 261 2991 Fax. +44 (0)191 261 2378 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.enigma-interactive.co.uk 7-15 Pink Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willim J Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Linux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 3:09 AM Subject: Re: Linux/CF5 - is mass cfmail a problem? > CFmail on CF5 for Linux is MUCH better i have not had to use the resend > undeliverable mail tag again since upgrading to cf5 its got its issues but > its defiantly better on the mail front for linux. > > > Bill Wheatley > Director of Development > Macromedia Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > AEPS INC > Allaire ColdFusion Consulting Partner > www.aeps.com > www.aeps2000.com > 954-472-6684 X303 > ICQ: 417645 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tobe Goldfinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Linux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 4:49 PM > Subject: RE: Linux/CF5 - is mass cfmail a problem? > > > > I know that I COULD do so........... but the question is whether I have to > > bother to do so..... > > > > I"m not talking about sending out thousands of emails........ maybe just a > > few hundred at a time...... and that worked (sort of) ok on the Win2k box > > > > so I'm wondering whether anyone knows that CFMail is even flakier in > > Linux.... or perhaps under CF5 on Linux > > > > I'm still trying to figure out what's crashing the server every few > > minutes....... and it seems to be one particular scheduled job....... and > > the only thing interesting that I can see that this job does is send out a > > bunch of email > > > > > > > > > > At 03:03 PM 11/27/2001 , you wrote: > > >You could write directly to the directory that houses your mail server, > I.E. > > >get an smtp, put it on CF box, then look how it sends mail. You should be > > >able to use cffile to write bunches of files, that should be more > efficient > > >then sending to cfmail. > > > > > >Robert Everland III > > >Dixon Ticonderoga > > >Web Developer Extraordinaire > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Tim Storm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 3:04 PM > > >To: CF-Linux > > >Subject: Re: Linux/CF5 - is mass cfmail a problem? > > > > > > > > >IMHO, CFMail and the associated underpinnings are the most fragile part > of > > >ColdFusion. > > > > > >CFMail doesn't do a very good job in getting the mail to the SMTP box, > often > > >it claims that the mail server is not available and shoves it in to > > >undeliver, to never be seen again - I guess a script could be written and > > >implemented to put it back in to spool - but I know I've had CF flake out > > >when I've done this manually. > > > > > >I'll send a two pound box of David's cookies (mmmmm mmmmm good) as a gift > if > > >somebody can figure out a way of making cfmail behave well enough to send > > >out 15,000 customized emails without puking on linux. > > > > > >Tim Storm > > >FatWallet.Com > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Tobe Goldfinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Linux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:49 PM > > >Subject: Linux/CF5 - is mass cfmail a problem? > > > > > > > > > > I'm starting to think it's not the CF Scheduler per se that's crashing > the > > > > system (see below), but one of the scheduled jobs itself. > > > > > > > > Is there a known problem in a Linux/CF5 environment with having a > program > > > > send out a lot of CFMail? (This stuff works fine in Win2k) > > > > > > > > tia, > > > > Tobe Goldfinger > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > Earlier today-------- > > > > > > > > First: a little background---- > > > > > > > > I have a client who very recently moved an app from Win2k/CF4.5 to > > > > Linux/CF5 (both using the same MSSQL db.) With probably only modest > > > > testing, he decided it was working and went live with the Linux > version. > > > > (fyi--- I just inherited this app written by someone else so I know > very > > > > little about the code) > > > > > > > > Now: the problem----- > > > > > > > > Yesterday I get reports that people's sessions are timing out every > few > > > > minutes in spite of what the CFAdmin/CFApplication settings are for > > >session > > > > timeouts. I track the session timeout issue down to the point where > it's > > > > clear that the problem is that the CFServer is restarting every few > > >minutes. > > > > > > > > Here are some server log entries. > > > > > > > > "Information","1024","11/26/01","18:26:23",,"The ColdFusion > Application > > > > Server was stopped." > > > > "Information","1024","11/26/01","18:29:17",,"The ColdFusion > Application > > > > Server started." > > > > "Fatal","7175","11/26/01","18:30:02",,"Caught a fatal signal (11) - > > > > Aborting" > > > > "Information","1024","11/26/01","18:30:04",,"The ColdFusion > Application > > > > Server started." > > > > > > > > We have TONS of these fatal signal(11) / server restarting > messages.... > > > > every few minutes. > > > > > > > > > > > > Then I take a look at the scheduled jobs....... look at these log > entries: > > > > > > > > "Information","4101","11/26/01","18:30:02",,"Scheduled task > > > > 'Task1' for URL request > > > > 'http://xxx.net/event1/event.cfm' initiated." > > > > "Information","5126","11/26/01","18:30:02",,"Scheduled task > > > > 'Task2' for URL request > > > > 'http://xxx.net/event2/expire/index.cfm' initiated." > > > > "Error","7175","11/26/01","18:30:02",,"Status code for task: > > > > 'Task1' is '500 Internal Server Error'" > > > > "Information","4101","11/26/01","18:30:02",,"Scheduled task > > > > 'Task1' for URL request > > > > 'http://xxx.net/event1/event.cfm' completed." > > > > "Information","5126","11/26/01","18:30:02",,"Scheduled task > > > > 'Task2' for URL request > > > > 'http://xxx.net/event2/expire/index.cfm' completed." > > > > > > > > > > > > It does seem to me that there's something about these scheduled jobs > > >that's > > > > crashing the server. > > > > > > > > > > > > So my question to the group is thus: > > > > a) does anyone have experience with the CF5/Linux scheduler..... good > or > > > > bad to report > > > > b) could we bypass the scheduler entirely and use CRON to launch the > batch > > > > jobs (if yes... plz supply specific details on how to get that to > > >work..... > > > > thx) > > > > > > > > tia, > > > > Tobe Goldfinger > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. 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