Re: Sendmail/fetchmail problems?
Yeah, this is a problem with the kernel. It does not allow enough open
files for a server that is busy.
It can be fixed, it involves some manual edits to some header files and a
kernel rebuild. Later kernel versions only partially fix this problem.
I will post an email I got from another list with instructions on how to
fix this but BEWARE ... it is NOT a fix for a newbie. You should be very
comfortable with a text editor and compiling and installing kernels.
The instructions need to be modified slightly for Debian's init structure.
On Sat, 7 Mar 1998, Walter L. Preuninger II wrote:
> Is this familiar to anyone?
>
> reading message 116 of 204 (2361 bytes) .popclient: SMTP error: 451 Can't
> create transcript file xfWAA00603: Too many open files in system
> popclient: SMTP error: 451 Can't open /dev/null: Too many open files in
> system
> popclient: SMTP transaction error while fetching from mail.texramp.net
>
> I also notice that there are many sendmail/procmail invocations when
> popping mail of the server.
>
> Also, I get Unable to load interpreter.
>
> Versions are as follows:
> ii fetchmail 4.3.6-1 POP2/3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder
> ii procmail 3.10.7-2 Versatile e-mail processor.
> ii sendmail 8.8.8-9 A powerful mail transport agent.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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