How do you 'count' connections? lsof, netstat, ps?? What are the relevant settings in dbmail.conf look like?
What version of dbmail are you using? Have you tried tweaking TIMEOUT in dbmail.conf? tabris wrote: > as per the attached email, I some time ago had to make a script that > would count the number of total IMAP connections, and if it exceeded 200 > (250 is probably safe, but i've seen it at 253 before with the limit set > to 200, checking every 30 minutes), it would stop and restart dbmail. > > This is with stunnel in front, and afaict all of the users with inflated > numbers are using Outlook (2003 probably). I've tried tweaking various > settings in stunnel in case outlook was being idle but not hanging up, > but nothing has worked. > > Is this 'normal' ? I've considered imapproxy, but if Outlook isn't > hanging up, it wouldn't help much. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > automated restart of dbmail - 211 connections > From: > [email protected] > Date: > Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:30:16 +0100 (CET) > To: > [email protected] > > To: > [email protected] > > > This is a note from pigeon that 211 connections were found on dbmail-imapd. > We have restarted dbmail-imapd for you. > Have a nice day > > > pauln 33 > jsweil 23 > yliu 16 > ppiquet 16 > pgomez 14 > pdiehl 14 > peers 13 > olepape 11 > etoublanc 11 > franck 9 > jean-paul.clavequin 7 > christian.magne 7 > tlemeunier 6 > gservel 6 > francois 6 > pboitier 5 > tdaniel 3 > jean.barbier 3 > thitana 2 > gpulini 2 > asirianni 2 > freblewski 1 > aabrantes 1 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > DBmail mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail -- ________________________________________________________________ Paul Stevens paul at nfg.nl NET FACILITIES GROUP GPG/PGP: 1024D/11F8CD31 The Netherlands________________________________http://www.nfg.nl _______________________________________________ DBmail mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail
