Re: [Mimedefang] Error Creating File

2004-04-05 Thread David F. Skoll
On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Ray Spinhirne wrote:

 Apr 5 11:21:28 acad mimedefang[21024]: Could not create mdefang
 directory in /var/spool/MIMEDefang: File exists

 We are running a pretty old (2.16) version of Mimedefang in
 non multiplexor mode but it worked fine before this.  It's a production
 machine and I'm reluctant to try out new version at this critical time
 in the school year.

You should upgrade!  2.16 is old, and fairly buggy.  Perhaps you could
try a cheap Linux box as a drop-in filtering machine first?  Even
a low-end PC could outperform an HP-UX box if the PC uses the multiplexor
and the HP-UX box doesn't. :-)

Regards,

David.
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Re: [Mimedefang] Error Creating File

2004-04-05 Thread Ray Spinhirne
 On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Ray Spinhirne wrote:
 
  Apr 5 11:21:28 acad mimedefang[21024]: Could not create mdefang
  directory in /var/spool/MIMEDefang: File exists
 
  We are running a pretty old (2.16) version of Mimedefang in
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 You should upgrade!  2.16 is old, and fairly buggy.  Perhaps you could
 try a cheap Linux box as a drop-in filtering machine first?  Even
 a low-end PC could outperform an HP-UX box if the PC uses the multiplexor
 and the HP-UX box doesn't. :-)
 
I was afraid that was going to be the answer.  Actually I have a surplus
of HPUX boxes now.  What I don't have is much time to change things.  And
the users are pretty much out of patience with any disruption in (or
modification of) service as they are in the got to get a semesters
worth of work done in the next 4 weeks mode.  I was hoping for some
kind of temporary fix that would get me into summer.
.
Thanks
Ray
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Re: [Mimedefang] Error Creating File

2004-04-05 Thread Lucas Albers
Can's you just add in as a high number mx, then move it up to be a lower
mx after you get it working?

Ray Spinhirne said:

 I was afraid that was going to be the answer.  Actually I have a surplus
 of HPUX boxes now.  What I don't have is much time to change things.  And
 the users are pretty much out of patience with any disruption in (or
 modification of) service as they are in the got to get a semesters
 worth of work done in the next 4 weeks mode.  I was hoping for some
 kind of temporary fix that would get me into summer.
-- 
Luke Computer Science System Administrator

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