hello, i have that kind of problem (duplicate messages) too, but not related to mailling lists:
@400000003e4bf2a80c7c1d14 new msg 1110022 @400000003e4bf2a80c7c2cb4 info msg 1110022: bytes 5412796 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 9544 uid 501 @400000003e4bf2a813c1461c starting delivery 1246040: msg 1110022 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] @400000003e4bf2a813c159a4 status: local 2/120 remote 0/120 @400000003e4bf2a9093867ac end msg 1110022 @400000003e4bf2a9096c317c new msg 1110116 @400000003e4bf2a9096c4504 info msg 1110116: bytes 5412917 from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 9552 uid 501 @400000003e4bf2a90fb53f74 starting delivery 1246042: msg 1110116 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] @400000003e4bf2a90fb54f14 status: local 2/120 remote 0/120 grep chaud-devant.fr /var/qmail/users/assign +chaud-devant.fr-:chaud-devant.fr:501:503:/usr/local/vpopmail/domains/z/ chaud-devant.fr:-:: chaud-devant.fr]# ls -al total 112 drwx------ 3 vpopmail vchkpw 4096 Jan 22 11:26 . drwx------ 3219 vpopmail vchkpw 81920 Feb 13 15:03 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 vpopmail vchkpw 34 Jan 22 11:26 .dir-control drwx------ 3 vpopmail vchkpw 4096 Dec 10 23:28 postmaster -rw-r--r-- 1 root vchkpw 60 Dec 10 23:28 .qmailadmin-limits -rw------- 1 vpopmail vchkpw 69 Dec 10 23:28 .qmail-default -rw------- 1 vpopmail vchkpw 102 Dec 10 23:28 vpasswd -rw------- 1 vpopmail vchkpw 2172 Dec 10 23:28 vpasswd.cdb -rw------- 1 vpopmail vchkpw 0 Dec 10 23:28 .vpasswd.lock cat .qmail-default | /usr/local/vpopmail/bin/vdelivermail '' [EMAIL PROTECTED] cat postmaster/.qmail &[EMAIL PROTECTED] (i am not sure how this .qmail was created ;) when i remove .qmail in postmaster directory or just replced &[EMAIL PROTECTED] to ./Maildir/ - message is delivered (look at the file size ;): new]# ls -la total 5360 drwx------ 2 vpopmail vchkpw 4096 Feb 13 20:38 . drwx------ 5 vpopmail vchkpw 4096 Dec 10 23:28 .. -rw------- 1 vpopmail vchkpw 5466007 Feb 13 20:38 1045165130.13891.webmail,S=5465939 new]# head 1045165130.13891.webmail\,S\=5465939 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: Received: (qmail 13885 invoked by uid 501); 13 Feb 2003 19:38:49 -0000 Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: (qmail 13873 invoked by uid 501); 13 Feb 2003 19:38:48 -0000 Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: (qmail 13865 invoked by uid 501); 13 Feb 2003 19:38:47 -0000 Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: (qmail 13852 invoked by uid 501); 13 Feb 2003 19:38:46 -0000 Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] new]# grep Delivered-To 1045165130.13891.webmail\,S\=5465939 | wc -l 44654 few such accounts and load goes up two or three times ;) are there any solutions for that? regards, martynas
