I eventually changed the /etc/aliases entry for postmaster and mailer -daemon. Prior to that I created a user massmailer. This was used as the alias.
looks like it solved the problem. still checking it. will keep this thread updated, if there is anything more to add to this. regards. --- In [email protected], "Viket Trivedi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > From the log below, it seems that due to some reason the Mails are stuck in > mailq. > reasons might be a network connection, dns resolving issue or any other. > Can you start sendmail in debug mode and get the logs again to have an > insight. > The logs you pasted just tells that sendmail was not able to send mails for > X amount of time ( In your case 30 mins) > > Regards, > Viket > > On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 4:26 PM, DoOrsOfpErcEpTioN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hi.. > > > > need your urgent and quick help.. > > > > long story short... > > > > Server is a mass mailer it sends to a list of 2 to 3 lakh mail accounts. > > > > Now, the problem is that I see the following in the maillog.. any idea > > what's causing it? I am new to this and dont know who cofigured this > > server and how ! > > > > May 9 16:14:14 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m499dC23024756: > > m49AdCZQ026604: return to sender: Cannot send message for 30 minutes > > May 9 16:14:15 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m49AdCZQ026604: to=root, > > delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, pri=4276592, dsn=4.0.0, > > stat=Deferred: local mailer (/usr/bin/procmail) exited with EX_TEMPFAIL > > May 9 16:14:15 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m499dC24024756: to=root, > > delay=01:00:25, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, pri=4387777, dsn=4.0.0, > > stat=Deferred: local mailer (/usr/bin/procmail) exited with EX_TEMPFAIL > > May 9 16:14:15 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m499dC24024756: > > m49AdCZR026604: return to sender: Cannot send message for 30 minutes > > May 9 16:14:15 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m499dC24024756: > > m49AdCZR026604: return to sender: Cannot send message for 30 minutes > > May 9 16:14:15 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m49AdCZR026604: to=root, > > delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, pri=4299333, dsn=4.0.0, > > stat=Deferred: local mailer (/usr/bin/procmail) exited with EX_TEMPFAIL > > May 9 16:14:16 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m499dC25024756: to=root, > > delay=01:00:25, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=local, pri=4396543, dsn=4.0.0, > > stat=Deferred: local mailer (/usr/bin/procmail) exited with EX_TEMPFAIL > > May 9 16:14:16 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m499dC25024756: > > m49AdCZS026604: return to sender: Cannot send message for 30 minutes > > May 9 16:14:16 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m499dC25024756: > > m49AdCZS026604: return to sender: Cannot send message for 30 minutes > > May 9 16:14:16 ZL172161105 sendmail[26604]: m49AdCZS026604: to=root, > > delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, pri=4308099, dsn=4.0.0, > > stat=Deferred: local mailer (/usr/bin/procmail) exited with EX_TEMPFAIL > > > > This is in plenty... > > > > thanks.. > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
