Re: Queue monitoring
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/25/2010 05:24 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: > Mark Watts: >> >> I have a requirement to be able to monitor a postfix queue over time, >> and to determine whether any messages are delayed due to problems >> connecting to a remote servers. >> >> The mail system concerned is pretty simple; messages are generated >> locally and relayed to a remote server across a VPN. >> >> While I can monitor connectivity to port 25 on the remote server, that >> doesn't guarantee that it would accept a message for onward delivery; I >> need to be able to notice delivery issues and initiate a meatware >> interface. Once the message is accepted by the remote server, onward >> delivery is monitored by another system that I have no control over. >> >> I believe I am limited to monitoring the local mail queue to see if >> messages are being deferred, and reporting accordingly? >> >> The postqueue(1) command doesn't appear to generate output in a format >> particularly useful for scripts to parse, so is there another tool I can >> use or is there better way to approach this problem? > > QSHAPE (bundled with Postfix source) reports queue stats by age. > http://www.postfix.org/QSHAPE_README.html > > Wietse This should do the trick - thanks. Mark. - -- Mark Watts BSc RHCE Senior Systems Engineer, Secure Managed Hosting www.QinetiQ.com QinetiQ - Delivering customer-focused solutions GPG Key: http://www.linux-corner.info/mwatts.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkzzdyoACgkQBn4EFUVUIO2d/QCgnuYy/HhCZL4TN9UEMujUvQKO +8gAniS/R7Hd5rscYsAY5qbOjNMWV5xo =v0gR -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Queue monitoring
Mark Watts: > > I have a requirement to be able to monitor a postfix queue over time, > and to determine whether any messages are delayed due to problems > connecting to a remote servers. > > The mail system concerned is pretty simple; messages are generated > locally and relayed to a remote server across a VPN. > > While I can monitor connectivity to port 25 on the remote server, that > doesn't guarantee that it would accept a message for onward delivery; I > need to be able to notice delivery issues and initiate a meatware > interface. Once the message is accepted by the remote server, onward > delivery is monitored by another system that I have no control over. > > I believe I am limited to monitoring the local mail queue to see if > messages are being deferred, and reporting accordingly? > > The postqueue(1) command doesn't appear to generate output in a format > particularly useful for scripts to parse, so is there another tool I can > use or is there better way to approach this problem? QSHAPE (bundled with Postfix source) reports queue stats by age. http://www.postfix.org/QSHAPE_README.html Wietse
Queue monitoring
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I have a requirement to be able to monitor a postfix queue over time, and to determine whether any messages are delayed due to problems connecting to a remote servers. The mail system concerned is pretty simple; messages are generated locally and relayed to a remote server across a VPN. While I can monitor connectivity to port 25 on the remote server, that doesn't guarantee that it would accept a message for onward delivery; I need to be able to notice delivery issues and initiate a meatware interface. Once the message is accepted by the remote server, onward delivery is monitored by another system that I have no control over. I believe I am limited to monitoring the local mail queue to see if messages are being deferred, and reporting accordingly? The postqueue(1) command doesn't appear to generate output in a format particularly useful for scripts to parse, so is there another tool I can use or is there better way to approach this problem? Regards, Mark. - -- Mark Watts BSc RHCE Senior Systems Engineer, Secure Managed Hosting www.QinetiQ.com QinetiQ - Delivering customer-focused solutions GPG Key: http://www.linux-corner.info/mwatts.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkzultIACgkQBn4EFUVUIO12BACg+dN8IS1m9B0hBCmPEobBoUJs koAAoMBATaCVSxfHw4A0JM42SfEMXt3d =2dAI -END PGP SIGNATURE-
