From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 16 16:18:32 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14C0E16A4CE for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:18:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from meisai.numachi.com (meisai.numachi.com [198.175.254.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6717643D3F for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:18:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from reichert@numachi.com) Received: (qmail 3433 invoked from network); 16 Apr 2005 16:18:30 -0000 Received: from natto.numachi.com (198.175.254.216) by meisai.numachi.com with SMTP; 16 Apr 2005 16:18:30 -0000 Received: (qmail 55620 invoked by uid 1001); 16 Apr 2005 16:18:31 -0000 Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:18:31 -0400 From: Brian Reichert To: Warren Message-ID: <20050416161831.GR19606@numachi.com> References: <200504162256.04288.shinjii@virusinfo.rdksupportinc.com> <200504170105.06018.shinjii@virusinfo.rdksupportinc.com> <20050416155525.GQ19606@numachi.com> <200504170159.18775.shinjii@virusinfo.rdksupportinc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200504170159.18775.shinjii@virusinfo.rdksupportinc.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i cc: Brian Reichert cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /var/spool/clientmque 185meg X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:18:32 -0000 On Sun, Apr 17, 2005 at 01:59:18AM +1000, Warren wrote: > > Hmm. Is this box pointed at a correct set of name servers? What happens > > when you run this: > > > > sendmail -Ac -v -q > > Running /var/spool/clientmqueue/j3DH6EkG069310 (sequence 1 of 222) > shinjii... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay... > 220 enterprise.shinji.nq.nu ESMTP Sendmail 8.13.1/8.12.10; Sun, 17 Apr 2005 > 01:5 > 6:01 +1000 (EST) > EHLO enterprise.shinji.nq.nu > 250-enterprise.shinji.nq.nu Hello localhost [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you > 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES > 250-PIPELINING > 250-8BITMIME > 250-SIZE > 250-DSN > 250-ETRN > 250-DELIVERBY > 250 HELP > MAIL From:<> SIZE=2712 > 452 4.4.5 Insufficient disk space; try again later > shinjii... Deferred: 452 4.4.5 Insufficient disk space; try again later > > /var: write failed, filesystem is full > queueup: cannot create queue temp file ./tfj3DH6EkG069310, uid=25: No space > left > on device > > > ( If it's literally 'root@enterprise', you might want to make sure > > that 'enterprise' resolves to a real host somewhere that accpts > > mail, and that you have MX or A records appropriately set up. ) > > what about root@localhost ? You could simply say 'root', and be done with it. > > A .forward file would only forward mail for that one user. From > > /etc/aliases, you could handle mail for all users, if neccessary. > > > > This sounds more remote mail that not getting delivered. Y'know, I hate sendmail. :) You're trying to solve the problem of how you can get that mail _somewhere_ so you can subsequently act on it, but I really want to understand why it's broken for you in the first place... Do you have any sendmail processes running at all? ps auxww | grep sendmail I'm looking at other threads that discuss this sort of stuff. Try running this: sendmail -L sm-msp-queue -Ac -q30m I'm winging it, here... > > -- > Yours Sincerely > Shinjii > http://www.shinji.nq.nu -- Brian Reichert 55 Crystal Ave. #286 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1725 USA BSD admin/developer at large