Hello Philip,
some days ago I checked my mainlog file and saw that the following
message appeared after every queue run:
Error in system filter: internal problem in system filter: failure
to transfer data from subprocess
I found out that it had started after receiving a big spam mail so
I checked the input queue and found a message which caused this error.
I activated the debug output but couldn't find a hint for this error
and my system filter file hasn't been modifed for weeks.
This is the debug output:
# /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -d+filter -q -v
Exim version 4.30 uid=0 gid=0 pid=13718 D=fbb95efd
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: DB 2.4.14: (6/2/98)
Support for: iconv() OpenSSL
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch dbm dmbnz
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext spa
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/mbx autoreply pipe smtp
changed uid/gid: forcing real = effective
uid=0 gid=0 pid=13718
auxiliary group list: <none>
finduser used cached passwd data for exim
configuration file is /usr/local/exim/configure
log selector = 040d99d8
trusted user
admin user
skipping ACL configuration - not needed
Single queue run
set_process_info: 13718 running the queue (single queue run)
LOG: queue_run MAIN
Start queue run: pid=13718
queue running main directory
search_tidyup called
set_process_info: 13718 running queue: 1AanTZ-0006FH-Rh-H
set_process_info: 13719 delivering 1AanTZ-0006FH-Rh (queue run pid
13718)
reading spool file 1AanTZ-0006FH-Rh-H
user=exim uid=42 gid=42 sender=CVSARIELREPORTS@???
sender_fullhost = 168-226-177-91.speedy.com.ar (dario-2zhla9qb1)
[168.226.177.91]
sender_rcvhost = 168-226-177-91.speedy.com.ar ([168.226.177.91]
helo=dario-2zhla9qb1)
sender_local=0 ident=unset
Non-recipients:
Empty Tree
---- End of tree ----
recipients_count=1
body_linecount=455 message_linecount=86
running system filter
rda_interpret (file): /etc/exim-systemfilter
expanded: /etc/exim-systemfilter
set_process_info: 13718 running queue: waiting for 1AanTZ-0006FH-Rh
(13719)
changed uid/gid: system filter
uid=42 gid=42 pid=13720
auxiliary group list: <none>
2390 bytes read from /etc/exim-systemfilter
data is an Exim filter program
Filter: start of processing
Condition is false: error_message
Condition is true: ${if def:h_X-New-Scan-Done: {def}{undef}} is def
Condition is true: ${if def:h_X-New-Scan-Signature: {def}{undef}} is
def
Condition is false: ${if def:h_X-New-Virus-Flag: {def}{undef}} is
def
Condition is false: ${if def:h_X-New-Virus: {def}{undef}} is def
Condition is true: ${if def:h_X-New-Spam-Flag: {def}{undef}} is def
Condition is true: ${if def:h_X-New-Spam-Score: {def}{undef}} is def
Condition is true: ${if def:h_X-New-Spam-Report: {def}{undef}} is
def
Condition is true: ${if def:h_X-New-Subject: {def}{undef}} is def
Filtering did not set up a significant delivery.
Normal delivery will occur.
Filter: end of processing
rda_interpret: subprocess yield=1 error=NULL
LOG: MAIN PANIC
internal problem in system filter: failure to transfer data from
subprocess
system filter returned 8
LOG: MAIN PANIC
Error in system filter: internal problem in system filter: failure
to transfer data from subprocess
set_process_info: 13718 running queue: waiting for children of 13719
set_process_info: 13718 running queue
LOG: queue_run MAIN
End queue run: pid=13718
search_tidyup called
After I having deleted the message everything worked fine again.
Therefore I think that it could only be a kind of buffer overrun
which had forced this error.
If you are interested in getting the original spam files for debug
purposes let me know. I will send it to you via PM then.
Regards Juergen
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