Re: Tcpserver - GONE A BIT FAR ...

HI ALL, I am shocked and appalled at the absolute lack of courtesy, help and sympathy that is on this list. I have been here a while and while there comes a few newbies that can really ask some dumb questions - we were all there once... Have some patience and help those less experienced than

redirecting Mail ??

Hi, Is it possible to redirect postmaster@ email to /dev/null ?? is it wise ?? Many Thanks Tonino

Re: redirecting Mail ??

Frank Tegtmeyer wrote: Is it possible to redirect postmaster@ email to /dev/null ?? is it wise ?? Yes, no. ok - Yes - how and NO - why not ?? Thanks Tonino

Re: redirecting Mail ??

Frank Tegtmeyer wrote: ok - Yes - how Put a the following line into /var/qmail/alias/.qmail-postmaster: # Nothing else, only the hash sign. and NO - why not ?? Because every domain that receives mail hast to have a "postmaster" account/alias where someone may be contacted. To

pop3 question??

Hi ALL, Is it possible to simulate pop3 conections to a mail server and authenticate the user and tell that user that he has no mail ?? The reasoning behind this is I want a temp backup server that can take the pop3 strain while I make some modifications to the main mail server ?? ANY Ideas ??

connections ???

Hi ALL, In syslog i am getting alot of these: 973696609.774420 tcpserver: pid 16494 from ip address of other server 973696609.776054 tcpserver: ok 16494 0:ipaddress of mail server:25 :ipaddress of other server::4648 973696610.343762 tcpserver: end 16494 status 256 What I want to know is what

Re: connections ???

Michael Maier wrote: tag wrote: Hi ALL, In syslog i am getting alot of these: 973696609.774420 tcpserver: pid 16494 from ip address of other server 973696609.776054 tcpserver: ok 16494 0:ipaddress of mail server:25 :ipaddress of other server::4648 973696610.343762 tcpserver

Re: connections ???

Michael Maier wrote: tag wrote: Get qmail-analog mentioned on www.qmail.org CU, Michael! I have it - how is it going to help me ??? qmail-analog looks into your Log Files and provides Programs to show Statistics of your Mail Server. I know that - what I do not know

queue - freezing??

Hi, Is there a way of freezing the queue and deferring messages for lkater delivery??? Many thank Tonino -- TAG (Tonino [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ # 38609461 )

qmail prefered platform??

Hi ALL, What is the prefered platform for qmail to run on - say I have a 100 000 mailboxes that are VERY busy - what do I want to run this on . Your advise is greatly appreciated... Thanks Tonino -- TAG (Tonino [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ # 38609461 )

Re: qmail prefered platform??

Again Tonino Eric Cox wrote: TAG wrote: Hi ALL, What is the prefered platform for qmail to run on - say I have a 100 000 mailboxes that are VERY busy - what do I want to run this on . Your advise is greatly appreciated... Unix. Badoomboom-Crash! *roaring laughter

RBL list

Hi, Is there a way of keeping a local copy of the RBL lists and using those instead of trying to get it from the remote site - should this not speed things up - I also know that the list is updated all the time - but can some of you peoples please comment... Thanks Tonino

Re: RBL list

Henry Baragar wrote: Tonino, The RBL uses DNS, so if your DNS server is local then it is caching copies of the RBL list locally. Henry TAG wrote: Hi, Is there a way of keeping a local copy of the RBL lists and using those instead of trying to get it from the remote site

speeding up smtp?

Hi, Does anyone have an idea on how to spead up the smtp side of qmail?? I have tcpserver installed and with the following parameters set - tcpserver -R -H -t5 -v -x/etc/tcp.smtp.cdb -u$USERID -g$GROUPID 0 25 is this where I must look at?? Thanks Tonino

large problem with smtp

Hi, PLEASE help - I have a large problem with smtp. I get hung proccesses all over the place I have asked here bofore and gotten no reply - does no one know or am I not giving enough info or not explaining anything or what - please help here Thanks Tonino

Re: large problem with smtp

Hi, Thanks for the reply - ALL i needed was a little direction - OK Qmail installed with mysql patch from Softagency - everything there work - ie pop3 and smtp works the sstem is running . -how you installed qmail I followed the howto by Adam McKenna -how you're running qmail (startup

please help

Hi, Does anyone have an idea: I am running qmail-mysql - also the home directory does exist - and the user is valid. [ID 748625 mail.info] 963244334.794925 delivery 32: failure: Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ Please help!!

NEW release??

Hi, Does anyone know anything about a new release of qmail??? Thanks Tonino

some info??

In the log files there is the following: Jun 19 12:55:50 mail server name qmail: [ID 748625 mail.info] 961426550.129395 info msg 230766: bytes 18784 from email address qp 27593 uid 15017 OK - what does all the number mean and what do they represent?? eg: 961426550.129395 ?? 230766 ?? and qp

tcprules and tcpserver not blicking??

Hi ALL I have a problem in that my tcp.smtp.cdb file is not being used - as when I try and relay through my server it seems to ignore the .cdb file?? My setup of the tcp.smtp file is as follows: 192.168.2.:allow,RELAYCLIENT="" 192.168.1.:allow,RELAYCLIENT="" :allow which is then converted

Re: AUTH-SMTP: Compling on Solaris

Kristina wrote: I am trying to patch qmail-1.03 with qmail-smtpd-auth-0.24 on Solaris 7 but the patch fails. Hi, I have tried many times to get patches installed under solaris and they always give that error - seemingly no matter what parameters are passed to patch !! :( BUT -I apply

large tcp.smtp.cdb

Hi ALL What are the implications of having a large (1 lines) in a tcp.smtp.cdb file?? Please - comments - ?? Thanks Tonino

Re: thousands of qmail-queue processes hanging...

Hi, bjv wrote: We are having serious issues with this problem, and I am desperate to find a solution. Is there any documentation of this problem with qmail1.03 and Solaris 7? The only documentation I could find is from the mailing list archives - other people have had problems - serious

Re: thousands of qmail-queue processes hanging...

Hi, I had the same problem - it is Solaris 7 - it has a OS bug that keeps the qmail-smtpd and qmail-queue processes hanging around indefinatly - (well almost ) and this eats up memory and slows everything down - A major pain :)) TO FIX - you cannot just upgrade to solaris 8 - you need to

qmail lspawn hassels??

Hi ALL, I have the qmail-mysql (Iain Pattersen patch) running and I get the following errors: 960186398.488070 delivery 40431: deferral: Temporary_failure_in_qmail-lspawn./ I get them every minute or so - the local queue has grown considerably since - ... Can anyone please shed some light as

qmail-lspawn hassels

Hi ALL, I have the qmail-mysql (Iain Pattersen patch) running and I get the following errors: 960186398.488070 delivery 40431: deferral:Temporary_failure_in_qmail-lspawn./ I get them every minute or so - the local queue has grown considerably since - ... Can anyone please shed some light as

smtpd and qmail-pop3d hassels??

Hi ALL, I am runnig the qmail-1.03 with Iain Pattersonbs Mysql patch - and running the pop3 and smtp servers thru tcpserver. The hassels I am having involve there being a LOT of smtpd daemons running - is this supposed to happen - Are they supposed to start up and then die after completion or

Re: Out of memory error??

Dave Sill wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I realise that it is a memory leak - but how can it be fixed??? 1) You can analyze the source code of the patch, identify the leak, and fix it, 2) You can ask the author of the patch if he's aware of the problem and/or has a fix, or 3)

Re: Out of memory error??

Dave Sill wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 512MB of memory and 1GB SWAP on a solaris 7 system running on a quad 333MZ SPARC system?? How can it be out of memory!!! Easy: 1.5 GB is not infinite. Please can anyone explain??? Use the tools your OS provides to see what's

Re: Out of memory error??

Rogerio Brito wrote: On May 02 2000, TAG wrote: (...) I have 512MB of memory and 1GB SWAP on a solaris 7 system running on a quad 333MZ SPARC system?? How can it be out of memory!!! Please can anyone explain??? Are you running a patched qmail? Are you running

Re: Out of memory error??

Jeroen ten Berge wrote: Sounds like a memory leak ... -Original Message- From: TAG [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 4:33 PM To: Dave Sill; qmail Subject:Re: Out of memory error?? Dave Sill wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have

Out of memory error??

Hi ALL, I have a curious problem - I keep getting the following error in logs: May 2 05:17:49 xsimail qmail: 957251869.565023 alert: out of memory, sleeping... I have 512MB of memory and 1GB SWAP on a solaris 7 system running on a quad 333MZ SPARC system?? How can it be out of memory!!!

backup mail server

Hi, I have two mail servers - on is located in a different country - My question is how do I become a backup for that other server in the event that it goes down or looses connectivity?? I have added entries into DNS so as the two severs are secondary MX's for each other.. BUT what needs to be

CC'ing all outgoing mail??

Hi, Is it possible to CC all outgoing mail from a specific user to another address?? - or to a different location?? If so - PLEASE show me the way??? THANKS Tonino

testing a mail server??

Hi, I know many people have asked this in the past, but is there a simple way of testing a mail server's concurency and hdd writes, etc - I was thinking of doing running a small program that will check for mail, d/l mail and pipe it to /dev/null - but how does a email cleint get mail and can

send problem?

Hi, When I send to a specific domain I get the following error message: delivery 24129: failure: Connected_to_160.124.122.142_but_sender_was_rejected./Remote_host_said:_501_unacceptable_mail_address/ Is this a proble on my side or theirs?? Thanks Tonino

SMTP email blocking

Hi, Is there a way of stopping my users from sending to a particular email??? Thanks ALL Tonino

qmail-inject and attchments

Hi, Is there a way of specifying a subject and attaching files using qmail-inject from the command line - the man page is not helpful in this respect?? Thanks Tonino

Mailserver quotas

Hi ALL, I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question - but is there a add-on program for qmail that allows you to limit the mailbox sizes?? Thanks Tonino

forwarding mail

Hi, Sorry to be such a pain all the time - I have another question (suprise :)) How do I forward mail from a maildir to another mailbox - the mail is already there I just need to forwrd it to another mailbox on another system?? Thanks Tonino

databytes file?

HI ALL, Sorry me again :) Can someone assist me in setting the databytes file so that it uses different values for different IP addresses?? Thanks in advance Tonino

Re: databytes file?

Hi, OK - this means that I can add a line as follows into /etc/tcp.smtp : 192.168.1.:allow,DATA-INTERNAL="" and have a control/data-internal file with the databytes limit set?? Please advise Tonino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 11:47:37AM +0200, TAG wrote

Databytes overide?

Hi, Is there a way of overiding the global control/databytes file for a spacific user?? PLEASE help in this regard. Thanks in advance Tonino

qmailanalog and senders?

Hi, How do you use qmailanalog to determine the amount of message sent to a particular domain?? Thanks Tonino

maxrcpts patch and user groups?

HI ALL, I have used the maxrcpts patch and I want to configure it so that certain user groups can have different settings to others. The problem is I do not want them to be set by IP as we assign IP's to dial-up users PLESE HELP MANY THANKS Tonino

maxrcpts

Hi, Is there a way of allowing certain users to be able to end to more than the control/maxrcpt file?? Many thanks Tonino

Databytes and users?

Hi, Is it possible to set a databytes file for a specific user that will overide the system wide databytes file?? Many Thanks Tonino

popbull

HI ALL, Is there some documentatoin about using popbull around - if so - please point me? Many Thanks --Tonino

qmail-qstat - problem with queue??

HI ALL, Can someone explain the following - I do a qmail-qstat and I get the following reply: find: cannot open queue/todo/*: No such file or directory messages in queue: 330 messages in queue but not yet processed: -1 I have checked the queue/todo directory - and there is nothing there: also

Qmail taking too long??

Hi ALL I have an urgent problem - why does the stock standard installation of qmail-1.03 take long (30 sec)when answering an pop3 request - also is it correct to have the following in an ps -ef (system is Solaris 7 - Sparc ultra 450):, about 5-10 tcpservers spawning qmail-popup, and 4-6 rblsmtpd

Re: Qmail taking too long??

+0200 TAG wrote: Hi ALL I have an urgent problem - why does the stock standard installation of qmail-1.03 take long (30 sec)when answering an pop3 request Are you using tcpserver? Assuming that you are, look at the -R option to suppress ident lookups, and if that doesn't help check

FLUSH QUEUE

HI ALL, IS there a way of flushing the qmail queue - PLEASE HELP!!! Many thanks _Tonino

broadcast message

HI, Is there a way of sending all users a broadcast message?? --Many thans Tonino

Databytes file

HI ALL, Is it possible to set individual quotas for mailbox send and recieve for specific users or virtualdomains?? Many Thanks Tonino