> Here's one that was supposed to be solved in earlier versions of > ColdFusion. I'm using ColdFusion 8 and every time the system tries to > send an email, the following error is generated: > > "An exception occurred when setting up mail server parameters. This > exception was caused by: > coldfusion.mail.MailSpooler$SpoolLockTimeoutException: A timeout > occurred while waiting for the lock on the mail spool directory.." > > So the question is, what is causing this lock? From what I can see, > there are no permission issues with the mail directory. Anyone have a > clue?
Locking problems don't necessarily indicate improperly-set permissions. If it's a Windows box, you can use the Sysinternals Filemon tool to see what's accessing the directory. Or, you could just cycle the service and see if it's able to acquire a lock after restart. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:329483 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
