Mark, > I added a sendmail queue runner (/usr/sbin/sendmail -Ac -q5m) to the > Mail Server startup routine, because the Mimedefang (2.39) instructions > told me to do so, however, if I kill the associated process > Mimedefang still works.
The queue runner is only used to process the submission queue, which is only necessary if you have local users or systems which send mail which originates on the system which is running Sendmail. Therefore, without the queue runner, MIMEdefang will still work under normal circumstances, as it is called during processing of the main queue. Effectively, the submission queue is a way for non-privileged users to get messages into the local (privileged) queue. > I am only using Mimedefang to bounce messages with certain types of > attachments. > Will Mimedefang cease to work if use it for other tasks? > If so, what functions would those be? MIMEdefang will only use the submission queue if it has to send a new message. The cases when this happens are when you call notify_administrator or send_quarantine_notifications, or if you do more obscure things with the filtering which causes you to generate completely new messages. However, there is no harm in keeping it on, and many other parts of your system will probably rely on it to send notifications when something is going wrong. Best Wishes, Paul. __________________________________________________ Paul Murphy Head of Informatics Ionix Pharmaceuticals Ltd 418 Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 0PA Tel. 01223 433741 Fax. 01223 433788 _______________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender or the Ionix IT Helpdesk on +44 (0) 1223 433741 _______________________________________________________________________
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