RE: [IMail Forum] tmp files in spool directory

John T \(Lists\) Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:42:10 -0700

No, I would start another thread. There is no such thing as orphaned files or antispam or memory leak in regards to .tmp files in the spool directory when related to a program alias as clearly asked about by the original poster.

You are doing yourself and everyone else a disfavor by talking about a problem that has nothing to do with the question/post you are replying too.

Start a new thread with an appropriate subject line for your benefit and for the benefit of all.

John T

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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matrosity Hosting
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] tmp files in spool directory

There's something tied between the orphan files, antispam and a memory leak that we're trying to solve. That's all, John.

I'm sure if you saw a thread where you had similar symptoms you would speak up and you would be welcome and not chastised for it.

Martin Schaible wrote:

Hi John,

Yes, it is. This shows how dynamic our brains are...

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Am Montag, 24. April 2006 um 19:58 schrieben Sie:

Funny how this thread has been hijacked from being one about tmp files in the spool directory as a result of a program alias to talk of a memory leak and problems with the SMTP server and/or Queue Manager service.

John T

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-----Original Message-----

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin Schaible

Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:42 AM

To: Matrosity Hosting

Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] tmp files in spool directory

Hi Matrosity,

Do you mean the tmp file thing or the memory leak?

I realized, that a program alias leaves a tmp file.

I discovered that the tmp file will be created at the time the batch was called. So it's not a problem to kill the file.

Regarding the "memory leak": We're monitoring the amount of memory smtp service and queue manager is using.

This is a good indication for the "stress level" the mail server is running.

Sometimes the smtp service crashes for no reason. After restarting both services, the mail server looks afterwards more healthier.

It's also important to know, that the smtp service and the queue manager must be treated as "twins".

If one service is suffering from something, sooner or later the other one will be sick too. This reminds me really to the twin kids from a friend of mine ;-)

This is my reason to restart both services periodically, usually every 6 hours.

btw, i'm talking about version 8.22. I know that the queue manager is much more robust in version 2006.x

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Am Montag, 24. April 2006 um 19:10 schrieben Sie:

^{so you ARE having this problem as well and y our
solution is to restart smtp daily?}

^{Martin Schaible wrote:}

^{Hi, To avoid spreading memory leaks and other
funny things, we're restarting snmp and queue-Manager a few times per day,
usually after updating the anti spam files. The same batch deletes also the
tmp-files. It's right, the tmp files are created by a program alias. If
your're calling a batch via the program alias, this batch can also delete
his own tmp file. This works pretty good. ============================================
Am Montag, 24. April 2006 um}^18:16^schrieben

^{It is not Imail's job to deal with the .tmp file
for a program alias, it is for the program to deal with.}

^{Please search the Imail KB for program alias which
clearly explains that it is up to the program to delete or move or what
ever the .tmp file.}

^{John T eServices For You}

^{"Seek, and ye shall find!"}

^{-----Original Message----- From:}^{[EMAIL PROTECTED]}^[^{mailto:Imail_Forum}^-^{[EMAIL PROTECTED]}^{] On Behalf Of Stefan Paege Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 12:10 AM
To}^{[email protected]}^{Subject: [IMail Forum] tmp files in spool directory Hi,
another small problem with ICS2006.3 I just checked my spool directory and
found lots of temporary files. All files follow the naming scheme tmp***.tmp
where *** is a three digit hex number. All files are 2KB in size. Checking
the content of the files I found that all are valid e-mails that were sent
to an alias of type "Program". In my case it is a MailSniffer
update announcement that comes in several times a day. The mails are
received correctly and trigger the related CMD file so my MailSniffer
updates do work. But IMail leaves such a spool file every time. Just a
small glitch? -- Elektronik-Labor Carls GmbH & Co. KG Stefan
Paege Fon: +49 5973 9497-23 Fax: +49 597}^{http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html}^{List Archive:}^{http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/}^{Knowledge Base/FAQ:}^{http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/}