Why would I have loads of exim processes all individually trying to
connect to the same remote? I thought exim was designed to avoid
this?
ro:/usr/spool/exim/log/% ps -efl | grep exim
0 S exim 16715 12998 0 154 20 4316500 97 5cbcf2c 15:28:57 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -bd -q30m
1 S exim 16741 12998 1 154 20 4316d40 97 5c6b22c 15:30:34 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -bd -q30m
0 S exim 16670 1 0 154 20 43931c0 96 1f0e20 15:25:37 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16684 1 0 154 20 4277f00 96 1f0e20 15:26:37 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16734 1 0 154 20 40b3380 96 1f0e20 15:29:31 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16709 1 0 154 20 40b3d80 96 1f0e20 15:28:44 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -Mc 0vGVSO-0004LN-
1 Z exim 16752 16741 12 181 20 43a3500 0 15:30:55 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -Mc 0vGVUO-0004M1-
1 S exim 16717 1 0 154 20 4316400 96 1f0e20 15:28:57 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 15130 12998 0 154 20 40b3240 92 5c5ac58 11:58:04 ? 0:05 /local/exim/exim -bd -q30m
1 S exim 16747 1 0 154 20 4393240 96 1f0e20 15:30:45 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
1 S exim 16696 1 0 154 20 40e0c40 96 1f0e20 15:27:55 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16731 1 0 154 20 4277900 96 1f0e20 15:29:29 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
1 S exim 12998 1 0 154 20 4277cc0 86 1f0e20 00:54:40 ? 0:05 /local/exim/exim -bd -q30m
1 S neal 16754 16561 5 128 20 4316240 25 342e70 15:30:56 ttyp1 0:00 grep exim
0 S exim 16702 16699 0 154 20 4277f80 96 1f0e20 15:28:27 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -Mc 0vGVS4-0004LL-
0 S exim 16704 1 0 154 20 4393580 96 1f0e20 15:28:32 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
1 Z exim 16722 16715 9 180 20 43a3a40 0 15:29:02 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -Mc 0vGVSc-0004Lb-
1 S exim 16745 1 0 154 20 43a35c0 96 1f0e20 15:30:43 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -Mc 0vGVUI-0004M2-
1 S root 23261 1 1 154 20 411df40 850 1f0e20 Oct 14 ? 204:29 /local/exim/eximon.bin
0 S exim 16689 1 0 154 20 4316580 96 1f0e20 15:27:14 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
1 S exim 16721 1 0 154 20 4277140 96 1f0e20 15:29:01 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16727 1 0 154 20 4393040 96 1f0e20 15:29:17 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16708 1 0 154 20 40b34c0 96 1f0e20 15:28:38 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16699 12998 0 154 20 4391cc0 97 5cd012c 15:28:20 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -bd -q30m
0 S exim 16398 1 0 154 20 52ba080 96 5cbba58 15:10:26 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -Mc 0vGVAW-0004GT-
1 S exim 16744 1 0 154 20 52ba040 96 1f0e20 15:30:40 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16697 1 0 154 20 40e0d40 96 1f0e20 15:27:59 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -Mc 0vGVRe-0004LG-
0 S exim 16706 1 0 154 20 4316000 96 1f0e20 15:28:36 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
0 S exim 16639 1 0 154 20 4316ec0 96 1f0e20 15:24:48 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -MC smtp misnt1.cw
1 S exim 16749 1 0 154 20 42772c0 96 1f0e20 15:30:46 ? 0:00 /local/exim/exim -Mc 0vGVUM-0004M8-
MY HOST is 134.133.40.45, notice all the connections to 134.133.176.130.25.
ro:/usr/spool/exim/log/% netstat -n
Active Internet connections
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state)
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1729 134.133.40.45.53 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.25 165.166.0.12.4147 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1722 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1719 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.25 206.67.217.2.4965 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 206.184.161.89.1134 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 206.184.161.89.1133 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 206.184.161.89.1132 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 206.184.161.89.1131 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 206.184.161.89.1130 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 206.184.161.89.1129 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 206.184.161.89.1128 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 128.173.41.41.4841 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 128.173.41.41.4840 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.80 200.246.231.35.1193 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.25 206.67.217.2.4883 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1698 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1697 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.25 206.67.217.2.4872 TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.25 206.67.217.2.4868 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.25 206.67.217.2.4582 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 232 134.133.40.45.1601 134.133.40.68.6000 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1023 134.133.40.21.1020 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.514 134.133.40.21.1021 CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1568 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1563 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1559 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1557 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1555 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1553 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1551 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1549 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1535 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1532 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1522 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1518 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1516 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1514 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 4644 134.133.40.45.1512 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1506 134.133.176.130.25 ESTABLISHED
tcp 8192 8192 134.133.40.45.25 206.170.118.183.4670 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1.4601 127.0.0.1.4603 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1.4603 127.0.0.1.4601 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1.4599 127.0.0.1.4602 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1.4602 127.0.0.1.4599 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.8502 *.* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.7000 134.133.40.45.2946 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.2946 134.133.40.45.7000 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.1019 134.133.40.3.514 FIN_WAIT_2
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.4795 134.133.51.35.6000 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.514 134.133.40.21.1012 CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 134.133.40.45.2341 134.133.40.68.6000 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 8157 134.133.40.45.80 198.240.97.3.2558 FIN_WAIT_1
udp 0 0 127.0.0.1.903 *.*
udp 0 0 134.133.40.45.123 *.*
udp 0 0 127.0.0.1.123 *.*
udp 0 0 134.133.40.45.53 *.*
udp 0 0 127.0.0.1.53 *.*
