Re: [toaster] Mail over user quota does not get bounced back, stays in queue

[Dan Scrimpsher]

>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/24/2005 12:42:07 PM >>> >On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 09:41 -0600, Dan Scrimpsher wrote: >> >> Thanks Bill. >> I added that to my tcp.smtp and now all new mail for a user over quota >> gets returned to sender. >> In the /var/log/qmail/smtpd/current file I can see entry. (I wasnt >> seeing that before.) >>  >> @40000000435cfebb32baabe4 CHKUSER mbx overquota: from >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]::> remote >> <nl1.americanprizepatrol.com:unknown:69.94.72.98> rcpt >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : rcpt mailbox is overquota >> >> The mail that is already in the queue is not getting returned. I tried >> a "qmailctl doqueue" but the messages are still in the queue and I >> still see the mail in the queue. I still get the entry in >> the /var/log/qmail/current: >>  >> @40000000435cffba373fb704 delivery 1146: deferral: >> user_is_over_quota/maildrop:_signal_0x19/ >> >> Is there another way to get all this mail processed and returned? >>  >I dont think there is really anything you can do about whats already in >the queue as the tcpserver files are only looked at by the qmail-smtpd >process. If you really wanted to you could stop qmail and add the file >/var/qmail/control/queuelifetime with something like 43200 (1/2 day in >seconds) in it and then fire up qmail again. As soon as qmail processes >the messages in the queue, it will expire them as being to old and try >to bounce them. Once it has done that, stop qmail again and remove the >file then start it back up and you should be back to square one. Its a >bit of a hack really and unless the message were actually causing one of >my mail servers problems, I would just allow them to expire as normal >because if a client frees some disk space in the meantime, the message >will just be delivered. > >cheers >Shane Thanks for the note. I have noticed that there are about 50 less in the queue then there used to be in there.   dan