Yes, we are using mbox format. We allow both pop3 and imap connections
as well. We host almost 1000 domains on the same box. Most mailboxes are
set to 3-5mb quotas, while others are 20mb. The exim queue has nearly
20,000 messages sitting in it (spam , email to users who dont have a
mailbox setup, etc), could this be related?
Thanks,
John
Fred Viles wrote:
>On 16 May 2005 at 11:35, John Hixson wrote about
> "[exim] failed to lock mailbox":
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>| Hi Guys,
>| I am seeing this error for certain users repeatedly:
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>| defer (-9): failed to lock mailbox /path/to/john/doe/domain/name/inbox
>| (lock file)
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>Looks like you are using mbox format? Only one process can write to
>these files at a time, so you are probably looking at a conflict
>between exim and your POP and/or IMAP server (which is?). Guess: Are
>these users keeping an IMAP connection open all the time, or have
>very large inbox files and POP very frequently?
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InReach Internet
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