Re: messages being duplicated > 100 times

[Daniel Liston <dliston @ sonny . org>]

Hi Charlie,

This is a symptom of sendmail not completing a queue run before the
next scheduled run.  By default, sendmail does a run every 30 minutes
or one hour.  This is determined by the argument to the sendmail daemon
when it starts.  /usr/lib/sendmail -q30m or /usr/sbin/sendmail -q1h.

If the majordomo machine's sendmail queue is empty between runs, the
next place to look for a stuck message is on the GroupWise relay.

Dan Liston

Charlie Smith wrote:
> GW = GroupWise
> function: To transfer/relay mail to recipients.
>
> Can't tell if stuck in sendmail queue. It appears so.
> Although sendmail logs indicate message sent to GW relay
> and accepted for delivery, there appears a sendmail log entry
> ½ hour later indicating the message is being sent/accepted for delivery
> again.
> Not sure of last question:
>  Is sendmail
> able to complete a queue run within the period set between
> queue runs?  ie. -q30m
>
>
> Charlie
>
> > > > Daniel Liston <dliston @
sonny .
org> 10/2/2006 3:12:46 PM >>>
> Your message indicates some excitement/frustration.  What is
> a GW gateway?  What is it's function?  Is the message stuck
> in the sendmail queue on the majordomo system, or has it been
> emptied by virtue of relaying through the GW?  Is sendmail
> able to complete a queue run within the period set between
> queue runs?  ie. -q30m
>
> Dan Liston
>
> Charlie Smith wrote:
> > We switched to the GW relay to send out messages on 9/22/06. 
> > A message sent out to an MD mail list on 9/29/06 10:10 
> > was rec'd more that 100 times by  recipient.
> >
> > My sendmail logs show multiple entries where it appears that the
> > email is being accepted for delivery and sent!?
> >
> > Please assist.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >  
> >
> >
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