On Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 02:15:06AM +0000, qmail wrote:
> Hello right now I start qmail with "csh -cf '/var/qmail/rc &' 1> /dev/null"
> and "tcpserver -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb -u1003 -g102 0 smtp
> /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd &"
>
> this is what I have in my /etc/inittab file:
> qm:123456:respawn:/usr/local/bin/tcpserver -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb -u1003
> -g102 0 smtp /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd
You have /both/ of the above on your system right now? If so, it's no
wonder you're seeing:
> It works great but every now and then I get the dreaded spawning too fast
> wait blah blah blah.
The inittab tcpserver instance is trying to bind to port 25 but can't
(the rc instance is already listening there), so it exits, only for init
to restart the whole cycle ad nauseum.
> And before you say it yes I know about LWQ and it's a great concept I just
> like things simple and neat =).
You may know about it, but have you really /read/ it and understood
what's going on in it?
You forgot stuff like logging and service control, that the LWQ way
addresses and yours doesn't. You may not care about it at this point,
but you will later on if you need any more help from this list. ("what,
no logs? then how do you expect us to help you?")
You're also the first person I've seen who prefers simple and neat
installation (done only once) to simple and neat maintenance (done on a
daily basis).
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