pewh. i am glad, i'm not the only one experiencing this problem. my setup:
xmail 1.17 av filter 1.8 mdk 9.2 clamav (latest) i would be very intersted in any news on this subject. well, next time, i won't reset the server. and be patient. :) cheers, phil ---------------------------- sichtwerk gmbh http://www.sichtwerk.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sasa Stupar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:22 AM > Subject: [xmail] Re: Anti Virus Filter - log entry question > > >> Nick Marino wrote: >> >>> ---- Original Message ---- >>> From: "Kirk Friggstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 5:14 PM >>> Subject: [xmail] RE: [xmail] Anti Virus Filter - log entry question >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi Phil: >>>> >>>> I've been getting similar error messages on our Linux XMail box with >>>> AV Filter - "Filter error (-5)". In our case, when the filter fails, >>>> it starts using CPU cycles at an incredible rate, like it's stuck in >>>> an infinite loop or something. When enough of these filters fail (in >>>> our case, a couple dozen), the server becomes extremely >>>> unresponsive, >>>> to the point where it takes nearly 20 minutes to me to SSH in, start >>>> top, and kill all the hung filter processes. (Yes, it would probably >>>> be easier to just hit the reset button, but this server is in a >>>> co-lo >>>> facility 100 km away, and I like uptime stats :-) ) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Funny you mention that I have been having the same problems.... very >>> slow >>> responses >>> >>> >>> >> Is this problem on particular mailbox or random? I had similar issues >> but I have found out that somehow the particular mailbox was corrupted >> so I have just recreated mailbox and after it works fine. >> > > No its generaly random. > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]