----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Knipe <cknipe@???>
To: Vadim Vygonets <vadik@???>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] weird behaviours?
> Hi
>
> It is Exim 3.03... installed from the RPM packaged for Redhat 6.1.... The
> linux server itself is a PII 300 with 128MB RAM, 40MB swap 1GB disk
space...
>
> As far as the configuration goes, it is stock standard with the addition
of
> virtual domain hosting.. and the queue runs.... well, after exim crashed
> with the queue run, it seemed to have deleted the spool file from the
> queue... the mail is literally missing...
>
> I also checked, although my queue is empty now at the moment (which might
> be why it is not crashing now) but on the main queue run, exim -q -v
> (verbose output) it successfully ran the queue...
>
> QUOTE:
> [cknipe@firewall-u cknipe]$ su
> Password:
> [root@firewall-u cknipe]# /usr/sbin/exim -q
> [root@firewall-u cknipe]# /usr/sbin/exim -q -v
> Single queue run
> LOG: 0 MAIN
> Start queue run: pid=31040
> LOG: 0 MAIN
> End queue run: pid=31040
> [root@firewall-u cknipe]#
>
> And yes... it does seem to be random.... Hence my previous post that I
made
> to the mailing list about my Exim behaviour... As far as hardware goes...
> what might cause this ?? Bad memory ? I've also lately had a bit of
> troubles with my squid and pppd binaries becoming currupted, but didnt
> bother mentioning it here becuase it would be seen as being off topic...
>
> I am however, seriously wanting to sort out, and fix the system...
>
> Regards
> Chris
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vadim Vygonets <vadik@???>
> To: Exim Mailing List <exim-users@???>
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 3:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Exim] weird behaviours?
>
>
> > Quoth Chris Knipe on Sun, Nov 28, 1999:
> > > 1999-11-23 04:28:36 queue run: process 22934 crashed with signal 11
> while
> > > delivering 11q5GP-0004r5-00
> > > 1999-11-23 04:28:36 queue run: process 22935 crashed with signal 11
> while
> > > delivering 11q3OH-0004en-00
> > >
> > > Does anyone know why these queue runs can be crashing? its been going
on
> for
> > > quite a while... (last 2 - 3 days)
> >
> > What version of Exim is it?
> >
> > Did you upgrade Exim or change its configuration lately?
> >
> > Try to run eximon and, while looking at the logs scrolling, run
> > "exim -q". Does the main queue runner process crash, or the
> > process that tries to deliver some particular message?
> >
> > Try to run "exim -M" for every message in the queue. See which
> > one crashes. See if exim crashes every time it's run on that
> > message. See what happens if you send another message to the
> > destination domain of the problematic message -- does Exim crash
> > when it tries to process it?
> >
> > Try to move the problematic spool files to another machine and
> > see if it helps.
> >
> > If the crashes are completely random, check your hardware (RAM,
> > cache).
> >
> > Vadik.
> >
> > --
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> >
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