FWIW, I have not seen a repeat of this problem on my server since upgrading to Imail V. 8.0.
John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You www.eservicesforyou.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 11:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] server constant at 100% cpu--me, too! > > > >Our server has been suffering the same problem for about a week and a > >half -> two weeks. I've been "bandaiding" and thinking the problem was > >due to virus infected clients causing increases in SMTP. > > It is unlikely that a virus would cause this. While they can generate > large volumes of E-mail, it shouldn't be enough to harm the server (as is > the case here). > > > However, this > >post makes me wonder if that is not the case. Reading the Imail manual > >I got the impression that multiple instances of smtp32.exe was normal. > >Is this not the case? > > It is quite normal for there to many many SMTP32.exe processes. > > What is not normal is either to have lots of them for a long period of time > (for example, 25-30 of them for an hour, which would indicate a very large > volume of E-mail or other problem), or for them to take up 100% CPU time > for an extended period of time (a few minutes). > > >What could have caused smtp32.exe to "get zombied" if that is the > >problem? > > Nobody knows. It's been reported, but nobody has managed to find the > problem E-mail and post it here. It probably only affects certain versions > of IMail. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > > To Unsubscribe: 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/ To Unsubscribe: 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/
