Re: [Exim] Weird delivery problem

----- Original Message -----
From: "James P. Roberts" <punster@???>
To: "Elliot Finley" <efinleywork@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] Weird delivery problem


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elliot Finley" <efinleywork@???>
> > I checked that before I posted. I'm using Maildir, and Exim is
delivering
> > two copies about 25 seconds apart.
> >
> <snip>
> > > Elliot Finley wrote:
> > > > Exim 4.30 - FreeBSD 4.8
> > > >
> > > > Two users on the same box in the same domain.
> > > >
> > > > If I send a small text email, everything is fine.
> > > > If I send an email with a small attachment, everything is fine.
> > > > If I send an email with a largish attachment (3MB), two copies get
> > > > delivered.
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone else seen this?
> > > >
> > > > Elliot
>
>
> I have not seen this myself, but here is my idea:
>
> I am wondering if you do any scanning? If so, could it be that, when
scanning
> a large attachment, the scanner does not respond soon enough, and you have
it
> configured to go ahead with a delivery anyway, if the scanner times out?
> Then, the scanning completes (oh, say 25 seconds later), and the scanner's
> normal procedure is to reinject the email with the scan results header
added?
>
> I am just brainstorming. I could be so terribly wrong. Just trying to
> imagine a scenario that could explain the symptoms reported. Hope it's
> helpful.

I thought of that as well, so I turned off all DATA time ACLs and tried it.
Still the same.

This is very weird.

Elliot