Actually, IMail is not stopping, but in a state when there is as many smtp32
processes as will be allowed (each taking reasources!) and when a new message
comes in, a new smtp32 will start, but immediatlely shut down. Given some
time, IMail will recover and begin processing the messages again. To sped this
up and findout why it is happening, I'd first 'kill' smtp32. Now go to the
Queue and find the messages that have zero tries. Highlight and click 'Send
One'. If this is a local delivery, you should get a 'Message delivered' popup.
If external, it will take longer, but should see same message. If you get a
'..requeued..' message, then it could not be completely delivered and has been
put back for another try. Now try on messages with larger number of tries.
The ones with ~ or _ in name/extension are those that were in process when the
'kill' was issued. Try these last.
Any that show large number of addresses in To, should also be tried later in
the process (they take more time!). But do try them. If succesful or requeued,
then the file will go away, or get its name/extension changed back to
normal.
Have you any List Servers? An incorrect setup could cause a 'loop' and that
can cause large number of messages, very quickly. Attemping to deliver, could
cause more mail, that causes more delivery (smtp32) processes, ..... Find out
which list it is and fix ASAP.
Daniel Donnelly
Ipswitch Technical Support
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In reply to 23 Aug message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>I checked and that is not the problem. Also once about 20 instances
are
>running it stops delivering mail. It all just sits in the queue. Is
>there anything you know of that would cause this?
>BTW to upgrade to 5.06 do I need to go through all the previous
upgrades
>first?
>Thanks for you help.
>Diarmaid
>----- Original Message -----
>From: ## Dusty Carden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: 23 August 1999 13:23
>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] smtp32.exe
>> Check your logs and look at you relay options. It may be that
>> someone is relaying mail through your server.
>>
>> Dusty
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Diarmaid Mac Aonghusa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 5:40 AM
>> Subject: [IMail Forum] smtp32.exe
>>
>>
>> > I have just installed Imail 5 and have set up only a few email
accounts
>> none
>> > of which are very active however I have noticed that there is always
at
>> > least 20 instances of smtp32.exe in the task list. Is this normal?
I
>> have
>> > also had times when the queue gets stuck and noone can get their mail
>>
until
>> > I kill the smtp32.exe instances!!
>> >
>> > Has anyone got any ideas?
>>
>>
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