We have been seeing a strange problem where mail stops getting delivered to the mailbox. We have qmail (release 1.03) running on a linux box. Mail is delivered to Cyrus (IMAP v1.5.14) using the following command |preline -f /usr/cyrus/bin/deliver -a sb -e sb Messages will get delivered fine for a day or two. Then, suddenly, messages will stop getting delivered. A process dump will show a number of preline commands just waiting there (I have included the process dump output). I have also attached the qmail log (the last few pages of it). Note in the qmail log that delivery 484 and 485 were not successful. However, there is no indication of any error. Please ignore delivery 486. That is the system admin emailing me the log files. Does anybody know what might be going on here? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -- Ashish P. Narvekar email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- PROCESS DUMP OUTPUT: (Scroll down for qmail log output) 000 0 436 433 5 0 1088 72 do_sel S ? 0:00 \_ qmail-lspawn |preline procmail PATH=/var/qmail/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin 100 1020 11099 436 0 0 1096 340 wait4 S ? 0:00 | \_ bin/qmail-local -- alias /var/qmail/alias synchrony_test4 - synchrony_test4 dev-mx-001.synchrony.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] |preline procmail PATH=/var/qmail/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin 000 1020 11101 11099 0 0 1088 316 wait4 S ? 0:00 | | \_ preline -f /usr/cyrus/bin/deliver -a synch -e synch EXT2= EXT3= EXT4= RPLINE=Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? LOCAL=synchrony_test4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] TERM=dumb HOSTTYPE=i386 PATH=/var/qmail/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin EXT=synchrony_test4 HOME=/var/qmail/alias SHELL=/bin/bash HOST2=dev-mx-001.synchrony HOST3=dev-mx-001 HOST4=dev-mx-001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] USER=alias DTLINE=Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]? [EMAIL PROTECTED] HOST=dev-mx-001.synchrony.net OSTYPE=Linux UFLINE=From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 10 20:39:25 2000? SHLVL=1 _=/var/qmail/bin/preline 000 100 11102 11101 0 0 2008 860 flock_ S ? 0:00 | | \_ /usr/cyrus/bin/deliver -a synch -e synch EXT2= EXT3= EXT4= RPLINE=Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? LOCAL=synchrony_test4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] TERM=dumb HOSTTYPE=i386 PATH=/var/qmail/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin EXT=synchrony_test4 HOME=/var/qmail/alias SHELL=/bin/bash HOST2=dev-mx-001.synchrony HOST3=dev-mx-001 HOST4=dev-mx-001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] USER=alias DTLINE=Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]? [EMAIL PROTECTED] HOST=dev-mx-001.synchrony.net OSTYPE=Linux UFLINE=From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 10 20:39:25 2000? SHLVL=1 _=/var/qmail/bin/preline 100 1020 11111 436 0 0 1096 340 wait4 S ? 0:00 | \_ bin/qmail-local -- alias /var/qmail/alias synchrony_test4 - synchrony_test4 dev-mx-001.synchrony.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] |preline procmail PATH=/var/qmail/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin 000 1020 11113 11111 0 0 1088 316 wait4 S ? 0:00 | \_ preline -f /usr/cyrus/bin/deliver -a synch -e synch EXT2= EXT3= EXT4= RPLINE=Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? LOCAL=synchrony_test4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] TERM=dumb HOSTTYPE=i386 PATH=/var/qmail/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin EXT=synchrony_test4 HOME=/var/qmail/alias SHELL=/bin/bash HOST2=dev-mx-001.synchrony HOST3=dev-mx-001 HOST4=dev-mx-001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] USER=alias DTLINE=Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]? [EMAIL PROTECTED] HOST=dev-mx-001.synchrony.net OSTYPE=Linux UFLINE=From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 10 20:40:35 2000? SHLVL=1 _=/var/qmail/bin/preline 000 100 11114 11113 0 0 2008 860 flock_ S ? 0:00 | \_ /usr/cyrus/bin/deliver -a synch -e synch EXT2= EXT3= EXT4= RPLINE=Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? LOCAL=synchrony_test4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] TERM=dumb HOSTTYPE=i386 PATH=/var/qmail/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin EXT=synchrony_test4 HOME=/var/qmail/alias SHELL=/bin/bash HOST2=dev-mx-001.synchrony HOST3=dev-mx-001 HOST4=dev-mx-001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] USER=alias DTLINE=Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]? [EMAIL PROTECTED] HOST=dev-mx-001.synchrony.net OSTYPE=Linux UFLINE=From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 10 20:40:35 2000? SHLVL=1 _=/var/qmail/bin/preline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ QMAILLOG OUTPUT: May 10 16:02:11 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957988931.434360 starting delivery 479: msg 201558 to remote [EMAIL PROTECTED] May 10 16:02:11 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957988931.435721 status: local 0/10 remote 1/100 May 10 16:02:11 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957988931.539871 delivery 479: success: 10.2.1.23_accepted_message./Remote_host_said:_250_OK/ May 10 16:02:11 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957988931.544440 status: local 0/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:02:11 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957988931.545879 end msg 201558 May 10 16:06:55 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989215.645727 new msg 201558 May 10 16:06:55 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989215.648351 info msg 201558: bytes 47506 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 11047 uid 521 May 10 16:06:55 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989215.655943 starting delivery 480: msg 201558 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] May 10 16:06:55 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989215.657358 status: local 1/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:06:55 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989215.920119 delivery 480: success: did_0+0+1/ May 10 16:06:55 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989215.922730 status: local 0/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:06:55 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989215.923288 end msg 201558 May 10 16:06:59 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989219.784650 new msg 201558 May 10 16:06:59 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989219.787256 info msg 201558: bytes 646 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 11053 uid 521 May 10 16:06:59 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989219.794382 starting delivery 481: msg 201558 to remote [EMAIL PROTECTED] May 10 16:06:59 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989219.795731 status: local 0/10 remote 1/100 May 10 16:07:01 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989221.225685 delivery 481: success: 10.2.1.23_accepted_message./Remote_host_said:_250_OK/ May 10 16:07:01 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989221.228254 status: local 0/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:07:01 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989221.229868 end msg 201558 May 10 16:11:35 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989495.422205 new msg 201558 May 10 16:11:35 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989495.424798 info msg 201558: bytes 27718 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 11060 uid 521 May 10 16:11:35 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989495.434944 starting delivery 482: msg 201558 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] May 10 16:11:35 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989495.436424 status: local 1/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:11:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989497.354677 delivery 482: success: did_0+0+1/ May 10 16:11:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989497.354788 status: local 0/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:11:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957989497.354835 end msg 201558 May 10 16:32:40 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957990760.275773 new msg 201558 May 10 16:32:40 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957990760.276976 info msg 201558: bytes 657 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 11093 uid 521 May 10 16:32:40 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957990760.282183 starting delivery 483: msg 201558 to remote [EMAIL PROTECTED] May 10 16:32:40 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957990760.282255 status: local 0/10 remote 1/100 May 10 16:32:40 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957990760.370058 delivery 483: success: 10.2.1.23_accepted_message./Remote_host_said:_250_OK/ May 10 16:32:40 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957990760.370157 status: local 0/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:32:40 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957990760.370204 end msg 201558 May 10 16:39:25 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991165.720841 new msg 201558 May 10 16:39:25 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991165.722024 info msg 201558: bytes 758 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 11098 uid 521 May 10 16:39:25 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991165.729670 starting delivery 484: msg 201558 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] May 10 16:39:25 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991165.729741 status: local 1/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:40:35 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991235.906198 new msg 201606 May 10 16:40:35 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991235.907382 info msg 201606: bytes 753 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 11110 uid 521 May 10 16:40:35 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991235.912436 starting delivery 485: msg 201606 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] May 10 16:40:35 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991235.912507 status: local 2/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:46:24 dev-mx-001 sendmail[11157]: QAA11157: from=root, size=3778, class=0, pri=33778, nrcpts=1, msgid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=root@localhost May 10 16:46:25 dev-mx-001 sendmail[11159]: QAA11157: [EMAIL PROTECTED], ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp, relay=mail.synchrony.net. [10.2.1.23], stat=Sent (OK) May 10 16:46:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991597.359094 new msg 202040 May 10 16:46:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991597.360274 info msg 202040: bytes 5460 from <> qp 11161 uid 521 May 10 16:46:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991597.366841 starting delivery 486: msg 202040 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] May 10 16:46:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991597.366912 status: local 3/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:46:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991597.523744 delivery 486: success: did_0+0+1/ May 10 16:46:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991597.523855 status: local 2/10 remote 0/100 May 10 16:46:37 dev-mx-001 qmail: 957991597.523903 end msg 202040 May 10 16:46:55 dev-mx-001 sendmail[11169]: QAA11169: from=root, size=3778, class=0, pri=33778, nrcpts=1, msgid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=root@localhost May 10 16:46:56 dev-mx-001 sendmail[11171]: QAA11169: [EMAIL PROTECTED], ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp, relay=mail.synchrony.net. [10.2.1.23], stat=Sent (OK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ -- Ashish P. Narvekar email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
