Hi, I've just been updated by more of the users/list admins. It seems that every-time the mail-server bounces/restarts, configurations are lost. Members fall off lists, lists stop running, or are no longer recognized by the mail server. Is there a central DB or something that is rolling back to an earlier version?
I haven't made any changes to lists since they moved - but then again - this could be a result of the move since our mail server really doesn't get restarted often. Any ideas? Begin forwarded message: > From: carconni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: August 2, 2007 3:14:12 PM PDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Mailman-Users] Weird problem data format error. Command > output Mailbox does'nt exist > > HI, > > I have an odd problem. I have over a hundred lists and all but one > is working properly. The initial support call was a complaint that > the mail server was bouncing back the emails sent to the list > claiming that there was no such user (list-name). > > I thought it was odd, so I rmlist -a and recreated it using newlist. > I tested the list, mail went to the user and everyone was happy. > > Oddly, the mailserver bounced that night (we aren't sure why) but the > next day I got another call about the same list. I thought that it > was a fluke, maybe some weird setting had been reverted when the > server bounced, so again I removed the list (rmlist but without > removing the archives) and recreated the list using newlist. I > tested the list by sending an email and everyone (except the > administrator who now had to repopulate the list was happy) > > It is day 3. I got phone call today. The same list is broken > again. All the other lists work fine but this one seems to be > unrecognized by the system: > > Aug 2 13:36:36 mail postfix/smtpd[5008]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from > sjc.mailserver.com[63.80.14.252]: 550 <qvc- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient address rejected: User > unknown in local recipient table; from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> proto=ESMTP helo=< > [172.16.246.5]> > Aug 2 13:42:02 mail postfix/smtpd[5066]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from > sjc.mailserver.com[63.80.14.252]: 550 <qvc- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient address rejected: User > unknown in local recipient table; from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> proto=ESMTP helo=< > [172.16.246.5]> > Aug 2 13:45:31 mail postfix/pipe[6401]: 9E219166485D: to=<qvc- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=cyrus, delay=0, status=bounced (data > format error. Command output: qvc-requests: Mailbox does not exist ) > Aug 2 13:57:17 corp-admin2 postfix/pipe[7594]: 222591665614: to=<qvc- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=cyrus, delay=0, status=bounced (data > format error. Command output: qvc-requests: Mailbox does not exist ) > Aug 2 14:05:45 mail postfix/pipe[7722]: 34A081666003: to=<qvc- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=cyrus, delay=0, status=bounced (data > format error. Command output: qvc-requests: Mailbox does not exist ) > > I have spent the better part of 6 hours looking for a reason. I've > checked permissions, not just with checkperms but manually, step by > step, directory by directory comparing the broken list to a list that > is known to be working. > > > /private/var/mailman/archives/private/qvc-requests/database "other" > perms must be 000 (fixing) > > drwxrwsr-x 3 root mailman 102 Jun 18 13:30 production > drwxrwsr-x 2 root mailman 68 Jun 18 13:30 production.mbox > drwxrwsr-x 10 root mailman 340 Aug 1 11:18 qvc-requests > drwxrwsr-x 3 root mailman 102 Jul 26 09:02 qvc-requests.mbox > > > /var/mailman/lists root# ls -l qvc-requests > total 56 > -rw-rw---- 1 mailman mailman 3777 Aug 2 11:25 config.pck > -rw-rw---- 1 mailman mailman 3778 Aug 2 11:24 config.pck.last > -rw-rw---- 1 mailman mailman 11089 Aug 1 14:16 digest.mbox > -rw-rw---- 1 mailman mailman 131 Aug 1 10:24 pending.pck > -rw-rw-r-- 1 www mailman 24 Aug 1 11:18 request.pck > > /var/mailman/archives/private/qvc-requests root# ls -l > total 160 > drwxrwsr-x 10 mailman mailman 340 Aug 1 14:16 2007-August > -rw-rw-r-- 1 mailman mailman 2476 Aug 1 14:16 2007-August.txt > drwxrwsr-x 28 mailman mailman 952 Jul 31 15:08 2007-July > -rw-rw-r-- 1 mailman mailman 66954 Jul 31 15:08 2007-July.txt > drwxrwsr-x 7 root mailman 238 Aug 1 11:59 attachments > drwxrwx--- 12 mailman mailman 408 Aug 1 14:16 database > -rw-rw-r-- 1 root mailman 1465 Aug 1 14:16 index.html > -rw-rw---- 1 mailman mailman 892 Aug 1 14:16 pipermail.pck > > > > I've checked the alias file in /var/mailman/data/aliases: > (Everything looks ok) > > # STANZA START: qvc-requests > # CREATED: Wed Aug 1 09:09:12 2007 > qvc-requests: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman post qvc- > requests" > qvc-requests-admin: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman admin qvc- > requests" > qvc-requests-bounces: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman bounces > qvc-requests" > qvc-requests-confirm: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman confirm > qvc-requests" > qvc-requests-join: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman join qvc- > requests" > qvc-requests-leave: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman leave qvc- > requests" > qvc-requests-owner: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman owner qvc- > requests" > qvc-requests-request: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman request > qvc-requests" > qvc-requests-subscribe: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe > qvc-requests" > qvc-requests-unsubscribe: "|/usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman > unsubscribe qvc-requests" > # STANZA END: qvc-requests > > I've checked locks: - nothing regarding this list there. > > main.cf shows: alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/lmail/ > company.aliases,hash:/var/mailman/data/aliases > > Where else can I check? > > Thank you > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users% > 40python.org/ > Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/ > carconni%40earthlink.net > > Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py? > req=show&file=faq01.027.htp > ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
