----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Massat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: [IMGate] Re: Cannot flush mail queue - mail system is down
> > Len: > > I get this in my Daily Mail Summary report (and the Detail and Message > Detail versions too): > > Fatal Errors > ------------ > postqueue > 1 Cannot flush mail queue - mail system is down > > (iirc this is generated by pflogsumm.pl) > It's also on the console when I get in to the office. I don't see it in > /var/log/maillog, and it's too late today for me to learn how to untar > yesterday's lof file! > My log files turn over at 1am, and I think the error happens sometime after > 12am, right before the report is generated at 12:15am. I do remember that > the error does come from Postfix. > > I can submit better detail tomorrow if required. > Thanks! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:36 AM > Subject: [IMGate] Re: Cannot flush mail queue - mail system is down > > > > > > > > >I've been getting this message every night when my log file rolls. I'm > > >using Free BSD 4.7 and the current snapshot. > > > > > >I couldn't find anything in the IMGate archives, but I did find, Len, > > >that you posted a response to another newsgroup last November regarding > > >this error message. Were you able resolve this? > > > > Apparently yes, but I don't what I did, if anything. where are you > > getting that message? > > > > Len Detail from my log file: grep flush /var/log/maillog (Thanks for the tip, Eric) June 18 02:07:58 gateway01 fetchmail[210]: flushed June 18 03:01:14 gateway01 postfix/postqueue[3214]: fatal: Cannot flush mail queue - mail system is down June 18 03:08:04 gateway01 fetchmail[210]: flushed
