RE: [IMail Forum] Smtp fails and spool keeps growing

[RD Hoot Hunt]

I have been having this problem since we switched to Imail 7, last June of 2002. Imail tech support can't help us, though we have tried everything they can think of. Reboot is the only solution. One note though, we find that when the smtp stops sending mail, we have 4000+ ports open. It seems to us that Imail doesn't give up the ports and so the smtp can't send mail because there are no open tcp/ip ports. Which is also why we can't connect (MX Fail) to any DNS servers. We are looking at other mail servers.   This happens to us about every other day or two.   . R.D. Hoot Hunt MCSE Network Administrator Chappell Studio / Marathon Foto 641-472-6892  Ext 299   When in doubt, Reboot !     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Adam (Snowboard) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 12:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IMail Forum] Smtp fails and spool keeps growing We have recently been having problems sending mail with our smtp server. At times it crashes and will not send mail. When this happens, we ussually have to restart the server for without the smtp service started, make a new empty spool directory, start the smtp service, and then start moving the files from the old spool over. I have a couple questions.   1) Is anyone else having the same problem. Smtp sevices craashes and spool directory builds while noe mail is sent and there is no warning given on the server.   2) What is the best way to solve this problem. Do we have to shut down the server to fix this, or is there another way to do it? We really don't like shutting down the server, but it seems like that is the only way to do it.