>> I have a ton of orphaned D*.SMD files in the spool on a W2k Server, Imail >> version 7.15. I read that: > > Are these D*.SMD with no matching Q*.SMD file (either in \IMail\spool or > \IMail\spool\overflow)? If there is a matching Q*.SMD file, it actually > isn't an orphan.
There are no Q*.SMD or T*.SMD files associated with them - which is why I considered them to be orphaned. > >> Is there another way to correct this? > > The first step is identifying the problem. If there are indeed no Q*.SMD > files, then IMail tried to deliver the E-mails, but couldn't. You would > need to check the IMail SMTP log file to see what it was doing, and why it > couldn't deliver them. I don't have an overflow folder...is it necessary? The logs have a lot of this: FROM:<angelita112291> 20040228 000353 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (02C90102) [208.138.78.196] connect 208.138.78.196 port 2932 20040228 000353 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (02C90102) [208.138.78.196] EHLO www1 20040228 000353 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (02C90102) [208.138.78.196] unacceptable mail address in MAIL And this is the problem domain/account: 20040228 000932 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (02C700FA) [204.42.46.19] connect 63.78.29.30 port 2276 20040228 000932 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (02C700FA) [63.78.29.30] HELO amcs-dmz-mail1.hellmann.net 20040228 000932 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (02C700FA) [63.78.29.30] mail from:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20040228 000932 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (02C700FA) [63.78.29.30] RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20040228 000934 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0057013A) [204.42.46.19] connect 63.78.29.30 port 2280 20040228 000934 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0057013A) [63.78.29.30] HELO amcs-dmz-mail1.hellmann.net 20040228 000934 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (025B004E) [204.42.46.19] connect 63.78.29.30 port 2282 20040228 000934 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0057013A) [63.78.29.30] mail from:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20040228 000934 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (025B004E) [63.78.29.30] HELO amcs-dmz-mail1.hellmann.net 20040228 000934 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0057013A) [63.78.29.30] RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20040228 000934 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (025B004E) [63.78.29.30] mail from:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20040228 000934 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (025B004E) [63.78.29.30] RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The port number changes all of the time in the above example. > Another thing you can try is opening a handful of the D*.SMD files, and > seeing what is in them. With the volume you are seeing, it could be a spam > attack or mail loop. Some of the files are legit (just repeated several dozen times). Some are spam, but they look like they are just delivery errors, not part of an attack. 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/
