The next time it happens you could turn up the logging level within Witango and you could get a better picture of where the hang up is...
Hmmm wonder if there is any indication in the current WiTango logs? Ben Johansen - http://www.pcforge.com Authorized Witango & MDaemon Reseller Available for Web App. Developement -----Original Message----- From: Dave Machin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Mail Action Locks Up Server Next time it happens I'll rewrite that piece to use the @email tag... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Johansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:56 PM Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: Mail Action Locks Up Server > Wow, this is sounding like I'm pushing the @email on ya... > Hey I use the Email action myself > > IMHO, if you are going to do volume emails then the @EMAIL tags should be > invoked > > Ben Johansen - http://www.pcforge.com > Authorized Witango & MDaemon Reseller > Available for Web App. Developement > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Johansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: Mail Action Locks Up Server > > Ok, if for instance you have 2 witango servers and they are both setup to > use the same mail account on the 1 mail server... > > The one plus with the @email tags is that you can control the user from > within the code. > > Ben Johansen - http://www.pcforge.com > Authorized Witango & MDaemon Reseller > Available for Web App. Developement > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Machin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Mail Action Locks Up Server > > No they're separate. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Johansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:37 PM > Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: Mail Action Locks Up Server > > > > Along this line. > > > > Is the Mail server and Witango Server on the same computer? > > > > Ben Johansen - http://www.pcforge.com > > Authorized Witango & MDaemon Reseller > > Available for Web App. Developement > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Shubert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:56 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: Mail Action Locks Up Server > > > > If it's possible - or on your to do list anyway - upgrade to 5.5. I don't > > suspect that this will solve the problem, although it could, but I think > it > > should help the server error/crash/exception more gracefully, and should > > give you some reporting. > > > > Ben is right that the TAGS over power the ACTION, but the action, in my > > experience, is still very good. My servers create around 3 million emails > > each month using the action (from hundreds of TAF files) and I've never > seen > > the crash you are describing. I do, however, have a nearly dedicated > > connection between the Witango servers and the email server (running iMail > > 8.2), and support many threads on the server. > > > > You can wrap the email tag into a TCF to make them a little easier to use. > > I'm sure someone on the list can get you started with that. It's something > > I've been meaning to do. > > > > As for the internals, the email action can not be changed by WT without > > changing the TAF format, which will happen in the future. If you want the > > email action to have additional features - email WT. I do believe the > > underpinnings were updated slightly in 5.0 and again in 5.5, mostly to do > > with connection management. I can't sight any specific improvements that I > > recall, however. > > > > Robert > > > > PS. If there's just one action causing the problem, try deleting and > > remaking it, or moving to a TAF/TCF of its own and branching/calling it to > > separate out the logic. Sometimes this will fix something strange in a > TAF, > > or perhaps help you isolate the problem better. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dave Machin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 4:38 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Witango-Talk: Mail Action Locks Up Server > > > > We've been having a recurring problem with Mail Actions locking up the > > Witango Server. We've had a lockup once a week for the last couple weeks. > > WiTango probably sends out 50 to 100 emails per day and they generally > work > > fine. The one causing the lockup seems normal - the from address is valid > > and the body is the same as the emails that work. The mail server is > online > > and responding fine and it doesn't record any log events when this > happens. > > > > Any ideas where to look to troubleshoot this? > > > > W2K SP4, WiTango 5.0.1.065 > > > > Dave Machin > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
