Greetings, For a couple of months, we've had an internal host unable to send a message to our JAMES server. Each time it reports an "Error in input stream" and ultimately generates an NDR back to the sender that the time limit to send was exceeded.
The mailflow looks like this: Application -> Internal SMTP relay -> JAMES relay -> Microsoft Exchange mailbox Any ideas as to what would cause a this error in input stream and subsequent connection reset? Regards, Trevor Debug data from latest log that the message failed in. 06/12/2009 14:01:57 ERROR smtpserver: Unknown error occurred while processing DATA. javax.mail.MessagingException: Error in input stream; nested exception is: java.net.SocketException: Connection reset at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.load(InternetHeaders.java:352) at org.apache.james.core.MailHeaders.<init>(MailHeaders.java:61) at org.apache.james.smtpserver.DataCmdHandler.doDATA(DataCmdHandler.java:131) at org.apache.james.smtpserver.DataCmdHandler.onCommand(DataCmdHandler.java:81) at org.apache.james.smtpserver.SMTPHandler.handleConnection(SMTPHandler.java:393) at org.apache.james.util.connection.ServerConnection$ClientConnectionRunner.run(ServerConnection.java:432) at org.apache.excalibur.thread.impl.ExecutableRunnable.execute(ExecutableRunnable.java:55) at org.apache.excalibur.thread.impl.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:116) Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Connection reset at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at org.apache.james.util.CharTerminatedInputStream.read(CharTerminatedInputStream.java:100) at org.apache.james.util.watchdog.BytesReadResetInputStream.read(BytesReadResetInputStream.java:98) at org.apache.james.smtpserver.SizeLimitedInputStream.read(SizeLimitedInputStream.java:82) at org.apache.james.util.DotStuffingInputStream.read(DotStuffingInputStream.java:50) at com.sun.mail.util.LineInputStream.readLine(LineInputStream.java:75) at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.load(InternetHeaders.java:329) ... 7 more 06/12/2009 14:01:57 DEBUG smtpserver: Sent: 451 4.0.0 Error processing message: Error in input stream 06/12/2009 14:01:57 DEBUG smtpserver: Calling reset() default Worker #13 06/12/2009 14:01:57 ERROR smtpserver: Socket to PHXSMTP.--------.COM (###.###.###.###) closed remotely. java.net.SocketException: Connection reset at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at org.apache.james.util.CRLFTerminatedReader.read(CRLFTerminatedReader.java:153) at org.apache.james.util.CRLFTerminatedReader.readLine(CRLFTerminatedReader.java:113) at org.apache.james.smtpserver.SMTPHandler.readCommandLine(SMTPHandler.java:751) at org.apache.james.smtpserver.SMTPHandler.handleConnection(SMTPHandler.java:372) at org.apache.james.util.connection.ServerConnection$ClientConnectionRunner.run(ServerConnection.java:432) at org.apache.excalibur.thread.impl.ExecutableRunnable.execute(ExecutableRunnable.java:55) at org.apache.excalibur.thread.impl.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:116) 06/12/2009 14:01:57 DEBUG smtpserver: Calling disposeWatchdog() default Worker #13 </PRE><p style="font-family:arial;color:grey" style="font-size:13px">This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Capgemini Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.</p><PRE>