Re: [exim] smtp_accept_queue_per_connection

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Author: Dan_Mitton
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] smtp_accept_queue_per_connection
Several people have responded with similar answers. I already have the
queue runners set to run every 15 minutes. From 'ps -ef':

    exim   181     1  0   Feb 17 ?       14:02 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m


but I see messages that sit out there for over 10 hours before they get
processed. I'm on a small'ish system, but CPU utilization is under 10%.
Below is a more complete 'ps' output. Although there are lots of new, and
very short lived, 'exim -q' processes, there are also several that are
from around 14:00 yesterday, 17 hours ago. Any ideas about whats going
on???

    exim  3720   181  0 07:35:03 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    exim  3425  3323  0 07:34:17 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim  2585  2583  0 07:31:36 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim   181     1  0   Feb 17 ?       14:03 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    root  4084     1  0 07:36:06 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObhu-00013n-2m
    exim  3975   181  0 07:35:52 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    root  4096   181  0 14:55:26 ?        0:12 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim  4073  4071  0 07:36:04 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObhr-00013b-OB
    root 26687   181  0 14:10:26 ?        0:14 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim  3816   181  0 07:35:21 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    exim  3908   181  0 07:35:40 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    exim  4092  4087  0 07:36:08 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObhu-00013n-RV
    exim  3390  3387  0 07:34:12 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObg1-0000sM-Cs
    exim  2992  2990  0 07:32:59 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObet-0000mD-01
    root  2990     1  0 07:32:59 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObet-0000mD-01
    root  3550  1811  0 07:34:41 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim  2116  2114  0 07:29:40 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim  3942   181  0 07:35:49 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    root 29208   181  0 14:25:26 ?        0:12 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    root  2528 26687  0 07:31:26 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim  3852   181  0 07:35:27 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    exim  4015   181  0 07:35:52 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    exim  3459   181  1 07:34:25 ?        0:01 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    exim  4086  4084  0 07:36:07 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObhu-00013n-2m
    root  4048     1  0 07:35:59 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObhn-00013D-A4
    root  3387     1  0 07:34:11 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObg1-0000sM-Cs
    root  4087     1  0 07:36:07 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObhu-00013n-RV
    exim  4041   181  0 07:35:58 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    root  3323  4096  0 07:34:02 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    root  2114 14232  0 07:29:40 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim  3682   181  0 07:34:52 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    exim  2530  2528  0 07:31:26 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    root  4071     1  0 07:36:04 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObhr-00013b-OB
    exim  3861   181  0 07:35:30 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-bd -q15m
    exim  4050  4048  0 07:35:59 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim 
-Mc 1HObhn-00013D-A4
    root  2583 29208  0 07:31:36 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    root  1811   181  0 14:40:26 ?        0:14 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    exim  3552  3550  0 07:34:41 ?        0:00 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q
    root 14232   181  0 15:55:26 ?        0:13 /usr/local/exim/bin/exim -q






Please respond to exim-users@???

To:     Dan_Mitton@???
cc:     exim-users@??? 
Subject:        Re: [exim] smtp_accept_queue_per_connection
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On Mon, 5 Mar 2007, Dan_Mitton@??? wrote:

> in particular: "...subsequent messages are placed on the queue, but no
> delivery processes are started." When does a delivery process get

started
> for these messages? How can I shorten the time between being queued and


> being delivered?


1. When the next queue runner finds them.
2. Start queue runners more frequently.

-- 
Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service
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