I may have not said it clearly, but the Q files remain (timestamp is updated upon each retry) until the max retries have been reached. After that, if the message/bounce still cannot be sent, the Q files are deleted and the D files remain.
So, we agree...just were saying things differently...language is a funny thing... Darin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Shanbrom [Ipswitch]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Leftover Imail files > > Actually, since these seem to be T & D pairs this indicates messages = > that were not received completely..Here is how IMail works (roughly).. > > 1) Foreign machine connects to IMail's SMTPD listener > 2) "T" file gets created in spool dir which contains SMTP envelope info > 3) After "Data" command corresponding "D" file is created which contains = > the actual body of the email > 4) Once body is fully received the "T" is changed to a "Q" and is ready = > for further processing > > If you open the "D" files in notepad or another text editor I would = > hazard to guess it is an incomplete message. > > Contrary to what Darin said an undeliverable bounce will result in = > orphaned "D" file with no "Q" files. Neither ones will ever be delivered = > so deleting them is a viable option. In the first case, it is most = > likely the message was retried at a later time and was successful. > > Hope this helps > Eric S ----- Original Message ----- From: "isp-lists [at] beachcomp dot com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:53 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Leftover Imail files > Matt, > > I use a similar script. > It's just that 100 leftover files a day kind of made me nervous wondering if > mail wasn't being delivered while it should. > > > Dave > > ----------------------------------- > |Beach Computers | > |Affordable Online Solutions | > |http://www.beachcomp.com | > =================================== > |Cheap Domain Warehouse | > |Get Your Own Dot! | > |http://www.cheapdomainwarehouse.com| > ---------------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Robertson > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 1:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Leftover Imail files > > Not a direct answer to your question, but related to the issue: For > maintenance I run a script on my Imail spool folder and delete anything more > than X days old. Otherwise I have to do it manually, which is no fun. > > > -- > --Matt Robertson-- > MSB Designs, Inc. > mysecretbase.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/ > 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/
