That figure means they're not delivered yet, either locally or remotely. It
usually just means that the messages are deferring, either because the
remote server is down or something else "normal". They will either deliver
eventually, or else they will expire and then bounce.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 11:35 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Requesting the services of Hercule Poirrot
>
>
> Mine shows. Is this those it keeps working on and can't
> process?. If so how
> do I get rid of them.
>
> messages in queue: 65
> messages in queue but not yet preprocessed: 0
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Cazabon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'Qmail Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 8:25 AM
> Subject: Re: Requesting the services of Hercule Poirrot
>
>
> > Dave Kitabjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > However, when I ran qmail-qstat, it showed ~3300 messages
> in the queue
> > > (normally this is closer to 400). In the past, this has
> indicated an
> > > onslaught on spam. But if resources are available, and
> smtp and local
> have
> > > concurrency available, I don't understand why ANY
> incoming message would
> not
> > > show up in someone's mailbox promptly.
> > >
> > > So after an hour or so of analysis, I noticed that the
> queue was finally
> > > beginning to slowly but steadly drop on its own, and when
> it dropped to
> > > ~1900, some of my own delayed messages arrived, and I assumed the
> problem
> > > was on its way out, so I left it to heal on its own.
> >
> > When this occurs, how many messages does qmail-qstat report
> as not yet
> > being processed, as opposed to fully processed and in the
> queue? If this
> > number is large, you may want to look at the big-todo patch.
> >
> > Charles
> > --
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > Charles Cazabon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > QCC Communications Corporation Saskatoon, SK
> > My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> >
>
>
