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Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 09:39:06 +0300 (IDT)
From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To: Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com>
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Subject: Re: No Control File??
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On Thu, 1 May 1997, Tim Moony wrote:

> 
> I noticed when I ran mailq command it gave something like:
> 
> 		Mail Queue (4 requests)
> --Q-ID-- --Size-- -----Q-Time----- ------------Sender/Recipient------------
> UAA00190  (no control file)
> PAA01741  (no control file)
> TAA02003  (no control file)
> CAA13066  (no control file)
> 
> 
> The "no control file" message worries me.  Do I need to pay attention
> that, or can I safely ignore it?

You can ignore that if it goes away after a minute or two. It usually 
simply means that you caught sendmail constructing a new message. When 
it'll finish it will write the control file.

> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
Nadav