Re: Mail getting stuck in .../smail/input
Adrian Monk <atheris@neptune.wyenet.co.uk> writes:
> I am having the problem that some mail (only the occasional message) is
> getting stuck in /var/spool/mail/input. Running mailq gives:
>
> ABCDEFG-HJKLMNO From: atheris (in var/spool/smail/imput)
> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 22:35:35 +0000 (Local time zone
> must be set--see zic manual page)
> Args: -t -oem -oMP sendmail
>
> I can't work this out. In /etc/timezone there appears GMT (correct). And
> what on earth is zic?!
>
> Eventually the mail disappears, often into some black hole and never to be
> seen again.
Well, more information would be nice. When mail appears to be stuck
like this, try searching /var/log/smail/logfile for [ABCDEFG-HJKLMNO]
(although in actuality it'll look more like [m0yDUOd-0007EHC]), and
post telling what the logfile has to say about the message. Then do a
'runq', and see what the same logfile now says about the message.
smail logfiles are much more informative than mailq output.
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