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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] exim 4 get LOG:skip_delivery MAIN, spool file is locked (another process is handling this message)
Daniel Müller <mueller@???> (Fr 07 Sep 2007 08:45:23 CEST):
> Hello to all,
>
> After 2 years from Sunday to now strange thing has happend to my exim
> quue. Exim is stopping just the same time delivering the emails to my
> courier folders (not freezing the mails!!). I try
> Exim –qff –v and get LOG:skip_delivery MAIN, spool file is locked
> (another process is handling this message).
> When I restart the problem is gone until the next morning.
> How can I solve this problem?


You can try to find the process sitting there, try "exiwhat" to examine
the situation.

It happens that some delivery takes a long time, so it's quite likely
that the queue runner you started will try to deliver the message
already in delivery state.


    Best regards from Dresden
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
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