I think we've found the problem, but I don't know the answer. Those LST
commands are wierd.... here's what ALL of my LST commands look like:
05:09 16:22 SMTP-(0000004E) processing D:\IMAIL\spool\Q819a20a.SMD
05:09 16:22 128 LST employees message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]
05:09 16:22 SMTP-(0000004E) finished D:\IMAIL\spool\Q819a20a.SMD status=1
I don't know what's going on in your case, but it's a huge amount of traffic
which probably is maxing CPU - especially if it's an invalid command. If no
one on this list knows what's going on with your LST's in your logfile, I
would send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and see if they could figure it out.
In the meantime, I don't know how important they are, but you may try
backing up the lists part of your registry to a file, and then remove all of
the lists - see if that drops your CPU cycles down.
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Justin Ellison
System Administrator
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frank Tanner
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 3:00 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] BIG Problem/Dissatisfied Customer
>
>
> The lists are small. 3 to 10 users on each. One thing I have
> noticed about
> the .LST files is that they're generated almost constantly, on a
> basis that
> I can't account for when correlating to the number of lists on the mail
> server itself. If you create an alias with many names does it
> treat this a
> as list and make an LST file for sends to them? This is the only
> way I can
> think of why I am seeing as much LST traffic as I am.
>
> They're sent on an as needed basis.
>
> I have played around with the MaxQueProc setting. I've set it to 10, 15,
> and 30. To no avail. I will give 45 a shot and see what happens.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Morrison
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 12:39 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] BIG Problem/Dissatisfied Customer
>
>
> Frank,
> Messages can be delayed for many reasons.
>
> If I have read your postings correctly you say you have a couple of lists
> hosted by that box.
>
> 1. how big are these lists.
> 2. how often are they sent.
> 3. check you logs to see if there is a correlation between the time your
> messages are delayed and the time your lists are processed.
> 4. check your IMail documentation about increasing your allowed SMTP
> processes.
> in IMail 5 the key is
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servises\SMTPD32\Parameters\
> there you should find MaxQueProc if it is not there create it as per your
> IMail documentation.
> 5. I am not familiar with IMail lists however, these remaining .LST files
> could be left there because of delivery errors and will remain in
> the queue
> until full delivery or time out occurs.
> 6. if this is the issue look at it in terms of this.
> the more lists in queue the more processes needed for delivery and
> redelivery and so forth.
> these lists could be exhausting your ability to deliver your day to day
> email.
> now you process yet an other list and all your mail is queued for hours
> until processes are freed and new jobs can be processed.
>
> try increasing your allowed SMTP processes and monitor your
> server closely.
>
> regards,
> John Morrison
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2893 4:44 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] BIG Problem/Dissatisfied Customer
>
>
> > Sometimes up to four hours.
>
> Given that your CPU utilization is around 75%, it sounds like you may have
> your maximum # of SMTP threads being used, and when new E-mail
> comes in, it
> can't be sent out right away, so it has to wait another 10 minutes (or
> whatever it is configured to) before being sent again. It make take a
> number of "bumps" before it finally finds a free thread.
>
> Of course, that would raise the question as to why you have 75% CPU usage.
> That I can't answer. You might want to try making a backup, and
> running it
> on a test machine to see if the CPU usage is so high. It may be an issue
> with the machine.
>
> > There was nothing I could find in the logs as to why they were
> > being delayed.
>
> There has to be *some* information there. If it says that it receives the
> mail at 03:23:10, and sends it at 03:23:15, and the user complains that it
> takes 4 hours to get it, it's time to have a little chat with your user.
> Logs never lie, only people do. :)
>
> Seriously, though, the logs should show the time the E-mail came
> in and the
> time it finally left, plus any attempts in between. If it just shows it
> coming it at, say, 03:23:10 and the next entry is at 07:04:20, that too
> tells you a lot.
> -Scott
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