[Mimedefang] My CFO keeps crashing Mimedefang.
Joshua Graham
jgraham at tranxition.com
Fri Dec 19 18:17:37 EST 2003
Everytime my CFO gets a humerous email in his home email account he
decides to forward it to everyone at work by putting their address in the
To: field. I've asked him numerous times to stop but he does it anyway
saying "Other mail servers can handle it, why cant ours?"
Anyway, here's the error I get in the maillog
Dec 19 14:43:22 firebox sendmail[906]: hBJMh72w000906:
from=<lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, size=55908, class=0, nrcpts=1, msg
id=<LNBBJCIHGNPKGDDHICHAIEAACEAA.lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, proto=SMTP,
daemon=MTA, relay=mail-2.integraonline.com [206.16
3.82.91]
Dec 19 14:43:23 firebox sendmail[902]: hBJMh62w000902:
from=<lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, size=55908, class=0, nrcpts=1, msg
id=<LNBBJCIHGNPKGDDHICHAIEAACEAA.lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, proto=SMTP,
daemon=MTA, relay=mail-2.integraonline.com [206.16
3.82.91]
Dec 19 14:43:23 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Starting slave 8 (pid 918)
(4 running): About to perform scan
Dec 19 14:43:24 firebox sendmail[903]: hBJMh62w000903:
from=<lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, size=55908, class=0, nrcpts=1, msg
id=<LNBBJCIHGNPKGDDHICHAIEAACEAA.lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, proto=SMTP,
daemon=MTA, relay=mail-2.integraonline.com [206.16
3.82.91]
Dec 19 14:43:24 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Starting slave 3 (pid 919)
(5 running): About to perform scan
Dec 19 14:43:25 firebox sendmail[905]: hBJMh72w000905:
from=<lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, size=55908, class=0, nrcpts=1, msg
id=<LNBBJCIHGNPKGDDHICHAIEAACEAA.lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, proto=SMTP,
daemon=MTA, relay=mail-2.integraonline.com [206.16
3.82.91]
Dec 19 14:43:25 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Starting slave 0 (pid 920)
(6 running): About to perform scan
Dec 19 14:43:25 firebox sendmail[904]: hBJMh62w000904:
from=<lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, size=55908, class=0, nrcpts=1, msg
id=<LNBBJCIHGNPKGDDHICHAIEAACEAA.lrhoffman at integraonline.com>, proto=SMTP,
daemon=MTA, relay=mail-2.integraonline.com [206.16
3.82.91]
Dec 19 14:43:25 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Did not start slave 1: Not
enough time elapsed since last slave activation
Dec 19 14:43:25 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Unable to activate slave 1
Dec 19 14:43:25 firebox mimedefang[911]: Error from multiplexor: error:
Unable to activate slave
Dec 19 14:43:25 firebox sendmail[904]: hBJMh62w000904:
to=<aleung at tranxition.com>, delay=00:00:15, pri=85908, stat=Please try
again later
Dec 19 14:44:25 firebox sendmail[902]: hBJMh62w000902: Milter
(mimedefang): timeout before data read
Dec 19 14:44:26 firebox sendmail[902]: hBJMh62w000902: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 14:44:24 firebox sendmail[906]: hBJMh72w000906: Milter
(mimedefang): timeout before data read
Dec 19 14:44:24 firebox sendmail[908]: hBJMh72w000908: Milter
(mimedefang): timeout before data read
Dec 19 14:44:26 firebox sendmail[908]: hBJMh72w000908: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 14:44:26 firebox sendmail[906]: hBJMh72w000906: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 14:44:27 firebox sendmail[903]: hBJMh62w000903: Milter
(mimedefang): timeout before data read
Dec 19 14:44:27 firebox sendmail[902]: hBJMh62w000902:
to=<dsivinski at tranxition.com>, delay=00:01:17, pri=85908, stat=Please
try again later
Dec 19 14:44:27 firebox sendmail[903]: hBJMh62w000903: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 14:44:27 firebox sendmail[906]: hBJMh72w000906:
to=<csmith at tranxition.com>, delay=00:01:17, pri=85908, stat=Please try
again later
Dec 19 14:44:28 firebox sendmail[908]: hBJMh72w000908:
to=<jcreech at tranxition.com>, delay=00:01:18, pri=85908, stat=Please tr
y again later
Dec 19 14:44:27 firebox sendmail[905]: hBJMh72w000905: Milter
(mimedefang): timeout before data read
Dec 19 14:44:28 firebox sendmail[905]: hBJMh72w000905: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 14:44:28 firebox sendmail[903]: hBJMh62w000903:
to=<jbowler at tranxition.com>, delay=00:01:18, pri=85908, stat=Please tr
y again later
Dec 19 14:44:31 firebox sendmail[905]: hBJMh72w000905:
to=<dbowler at tranxition.com>, delay=00:01:21, pri=85908, stat=Please tr
y again later
Dec 19 14:44:36 firebox sendmail[921]: hBJMiA2w000921:
from=<Lisa at dynic.com>, size=1090, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<sfe300c0.0
58 at dynic.com>, proto=SMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=[216.64.144.90]
It's then followed by a whole bunch of this.
Dec 19 14:47:04 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Slave 6 died prematurely
-- check your filter rules
Dec 19 14:47:05 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Reap: Idle slave 6 (pid
326) exited due to signal 9 (SLAVE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY)
Dec 19 14:47:05 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Slave 6 resource usage:
req=3, scans=3, user=6.260, sys=1.660, nswap=0, majfl
t=5050, minflt=13523, maxrss=0, bi=0, bo=0
Dec 19 14:47:05 firebox mimedefang[913]: Error from multiplexor: ERR No
response from slave
Dec 19 14:47:11 firebox sendmail[935]: hBJMkp2w000935:
from=<astri_xberberet4302772 at check1check.com>, size=1013, class=0, nrc
pts=1, msgid=<c-81qi$g-$-oxy5r-99 at tt310>, bodytype=8BITMIME, proto=SMTP,
daemon=MTA, relay=ACC169A2.ipt.aol.com [172.193.105.
162]
Dec 19 14:47:14 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Starting slave 6 (pid 938)
(7 running): About to perform scan
Dec 19 14:47:24 firebox sendmail[930]: hBJMkC2w000930: Milter
(mimedefang): timeout before data read
Dec 19 14:47:25 firebox sendmail[930]: hBJMkC2w000930: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 14:47:29 firebox sendmail[930]: hBJMkC2w000930:
to=<webmaster at tranxition.com>, delay=00:01:11, pri=31034, stat=Please
try again later
Dec 19 14:47:52 firebox sendmail[940]: hBJMlY2w000940:
from=<algoodk_immel2160565 at bkkmail.com>, size=1068, class=0, nrcpts=1,
msgid=<0$ooyk1$s4992mlk$5 at y05j5.5k5ealys>, proto=SMTP, daemon=MTA,
relay=c-24-13-134-39.client.comcast.net [24.13.134.39]
Dec 19 14:47:52 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Starting slave 5 (pid 962)
(8 running): About to perform scan
Dec 19 14:47:55 firebox mimedefang[915]: hBJMh72w000908: smfi_chgheader
returned MI_FAILURE
Dec 19 14:47:55 firebox mimedefang[915]: hBJMh72w000908: smfi_chgheader
returned MI_FAILURE
Dec 19 14:47:55 firebox mimedefang[915]: hBJMh72w000908: smfi_addheader
returned MI_FAILURE
Dec 19 14:48:12 firebox sendmail[935]: hBJMkp2w000935: Milter
(mimedefang): timeout before data read
Dec 19 14:48:12 firebox sendmail[935]: hBJMkp2w000935: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 14:48:12 firebox sendmail[935]: hBJMkp2w000935:
to=<webmaster at tranxition.com>, delay=00:01:13, pri=31013, stat=Please
try again later
Dec 19 14:48:41 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Slave 8 died prematurely
-- check your filter rules
Dec 19 14:48:41 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Reap: Idle slave 8 (pid
918) exited due to signal 9 (SLAVE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY)
Dec 19 14:48:41 firebox mimedefang-multiplexor: Slave 8 resource usage:
req=1, scans=1, user=6.010, sys=1.680, nswap=0, majfl
t=1464, minflt=8007, maxrss=0, bi=0, bo=0
Then finally after a bunch of failed "Server is busy" errors the log is
nothing but this.
Dec 19 15:21:59 firebox sendmail[1006]: hBJNLx2w001006: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 15:22:48 firebox sendmail[1007]: hBJNMm2w001007: Milter
(mimedefang): error connecting to filter: Connection refused b
y /var/spool/MIMEDefang/mimedefang.sock
Dec 19 15:22:48 firebox sendmail[1007]: hBJNMm2w001007: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 15:23:12 firebox sendmail[1008]: hBJNNC2w001008: Milter
(mimedefang): error connecting to filter: Connection refused b
y /var/spool/MIMEDefang/mimedefang.sock
Dec 19 15:23:12 firebox sendmail[1008]: hBJNNC2w001008: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 15:23:21 firebox sendmail[1009]: hBJNNL2w001009: Milter
(mimedefang): error connecting to filter: Connection refused b
y /var/spool/MIMEDefang/mimedefang.sock
Dec 19 15:23:21 firebox sendmail[1009]: hBJNNL2w001009: Milter
(mimedefang): to error state
Dec 19 15:23:21 firebox sendmail[1010]: hBJNNL2w001010: Milter
(mimedefang): error connecting to filter: Connection refused b
y /var/spool/MIMEDefang/mimedefang.sock
I'm pulling my hair out.
Here's my mimedefang.ini in my startup directory.
#!/bin/sh
#
# Generic start/stop script for MIMEDefang. Should work on most
# flavors of UNIX.
RETVAL=0
prog='mimedefang'
SPOOLDIR='/var/spool/MIMEDefang'
PID="$SPOOLDIR/$prog.pid"
MXPID="$SPOOLDIR/$prog-multiplexor.pid"
# Is the program executable? We search in /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin.
if [ -x /usr/local/bin/$prog ] ; then
PROGDIR=/usr/local/bin
elif [ -x /usr/bin/$prog ] ; then
PROGDIR=/usr/bin
elif [ -x /usr/local/bin/$prog ] ; then
PROGDIR=/usr/local/bin
else
exit 0
fi
# Locale should be set to "C" for generating valid date headers
LC_ALL=C
export LC_ALL
# The settings which follow are defaults. You can override them by
# placing assignments in /etc/mail/mimedefang.conf
# The socket used by mimedefang to communicate with sendmail
SOCKET=$SPOOLDIR/mimedefang.sock
# Run the multiplexor and filters as this user, not root. RECOMMENDED
MX_USER=defang
# Syslog facility
# SYSLOG_FACILITY=mail
# If you want to keep spool directories around if the filter fails,
# set the next one to yes
# KEEP_FAILED_DIRECTORIES=no
# "yes" turns on the multiplexor relay checking function
# MX_RELAY_CHECK=no
# "yes" turns on the multiplexor sender checking function
# MX_SENDER_CHECK=no
# "yes" turns on the multiplexor recipient checking function
# MX_RECIPIENT_CHECK=no
# Set to yes if you want the multiplexor to log events to syslog
MX_LOG=yes
# The multiplexor does not start all slaves at the same time. Instead,
# it starts one slave every MX_SLAVE_DELAY seconds when the system is
idle.
# (If the system is busy, the multiplexor starts slaves as incoming mail
# requires attention.)
MX_SLAVE_DELAY=3
# The next setting is an absolute limit on slave activation. The
multiplexor
# will NEVER activate a slave within MX_MIN_SLAVE_DELAY seconds of
another.
# The default of zero means that the multiplexor will activate slaves as
# quickly as necessary to keep up with incoming mail.
MX_MIN_SLAVE_DELAY=1
# Set to yes if you want the multiplexor to log stats in
# /var/log/mimedefang/stats The /var/log/mimedefang directory must
# exist and be writable by the user you're running MIMEDefang as.
# MX_STATS=no
# Set to yes if you want the stats file flushed after each entry
# MX_FLUSH_STATS=no
# Set to yes if you want the multiplexor to log stats to syslog
# MX_STATS_SYSLOG=no
# The socket used by the multiplexor
MX_SOCKET=$SPOOLDIR/mimedefang-multiplexor.sock
# Maximum # of requests a process handles
MX_REQUESTS=200
# Minimum number of processes to keep. The default of 0 is probably
# too low; we suggest 2 instead.
MX_MINIMUM=3
# Maximum number of processes to run (mail received while this many
# processes are running is rejected with a temporary failure, so be
# wary of how many emails you receive at a time). This applies only
# if you DO use the multiplexor. The default value of 2 is probably
# too low; we suggest 10 instead
MX_MAXIMUM=10
# Uncomment to log slave status; it will be logged every
# MX_LOG_SLAVE_STATUS_INTERVAL seconds
# MX_LOG_SLAVE_STATUS_INTERVAL=30
# Limit slave processes' resident-set size to this many kilobytes.
Default
# is unlimited.
# MX_MAX_RSS=10000
# Limit total size of slave processes' memory space to this many
kilobytes.
# Default is unlimited.
# MX_MAX_AS=30000
# Number of seconds a process should be idle before checking for
# minimum number and killed
MX_IDLE=300
# Number of seconds a process is allowed to scan an email before it is
# considered dead. The default is 30 seconds; we suggest 600.
MX_BUSY=600
# Extra sendmail macros to pass. Actually, you can add any extra
# mimedefang options here...
# MD_EXTRA="-a auth_author"
# Multiplexor queue size -- default is 0 (no queueing)
MX_QUEUE_SIZE=10
# Multiplexor queue timeout -- default is 30 seconds
MX_QUEUE_TIMEOUT=30
# SUBFILTER specifies which filter rules file to use
SUBFILTER=/etc/mail/mimedefang-filter
# Source configuration
if [ -f /etc/mail/$prog.conf ] ; then
. /etc/mail/$prog.conf
fi
# Make sure required vars are set
SOCKET=${SOCKET:=$SPOOLDIR/$prog.sock}
MX_SOCKET=${MX_SOCKET:=$SPOOLDIR/$prog-multiplexor.sock}
start_it() {
if test -r $PID ; then
if kill -0 `cat $PID` > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
echo "mimedefang (`cat $PID`) seems to be running."
return 1
fi
fi
if test -r $MXPID ; then
if kill -0 `cat $MXPID` > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
echo "mimedefang-multiplexor (`cat $MXPID`) seems to be
running."
return 1
fi
fi
printf "%-60s" "Starting $prog-multiplexor: "
rm -f $MX_SOCKET > /dev/null 2>&1
$PROGDIR/$prog-multiplexor -p $MXPID \
`[ -n "$FILTER" ] && echo "-f $FILTER"` \
`[ -n "$SYSLOG_FACILITY" ] && echo "-S $SYSLOG_FACILITY"` \
`[ -n "$SUBFILTER" ] && echo "-F $SUBFILTER"` \
`[ -n "$MX_MINIMUM" ] && echo "-m $MX_MINIMUM"` \
`[ -n "$MX_MAXIMUM" ] && echo "-x $MX_MAXIMUM"` \
`[ -n "$MX_LOG_SLAVE_STATUS_INTERVAL" ] && echo "-L
$MX_LOG_SLAVE_STATUS_INTERVAL"` \
`[ -n "$MX_USER" ] && echo "-U $MX_USER"` \
`[ -n "$MX_IDLE" ] && echo "-i $MX_IDLE"` \
`[ -n "$MX_BUSY" ] && echo "-b $MX_BUSY"` \
`[ -n "$MX_REQUESTS" ] && echo "-r $MX_REQUESTS"` \
`[ -n "$MX_SLAVE_DELAY" ] && echo "-w $MX_SLAVE_DELAY"` \
`[ -n "$MX_MIN_SLAVE_DELAY" ] && echo "-W $MX_MIN_SLAVE_DELAY"` \
`[ -n "$MX_MAX_RSS" ] && echo "-R $MX_MAX_RSS"` \
`[ -n "$MX_MAX_AS" ] && echo "-M $MX_MAX_AS"` \
`[ "$MX_LOG" = "yes" ] && echo "-l"` \
`[ "$MX_STATS" = "yes" ] && echo "-t /var/log/mimedefang/stats"` \
`[ "$MX_STATS" = "yes" -a "$MX_FLUSH_STATS" = "yes" ] && echo
"-u"` \
`[ "$MX_STATS_SYSLOG" = "yes" ] && echo "-T"` \
`[ -n "$MX_QUEUE_SIZE" ] && echo "-q $MX_QUEUE_SIZE"` \
`[ -n "$MX_QUEUE_TIMEOUT" ] && echo "-Q $MX_QUEUE_TIMEOUT"` \
-s $MX_SOCKET
RETVAL=$?
if [ $RETVAL = 0 ] ; then
echo "[ OK ]"
else
echo "[FAILED]"
return 1
fi
# Start mimedefang
printf "%-60s" "Starting $prog: "
rm -f $SOCKET > /dev/null 2>&1
$PROGDIR/$prog -P $PID \
-m $MX_SOCKET \
`[ -n "$MX_USER" ] && echo "-U $MX_USER"` \
`[ -n "$SYSLOG_FACILITY" ] && echo "-S $SYSLOG_FACILITY"` \
`[ "$MX_RELAY_CHECK" = "yes" ] && echo "-r"` \
`[ "$MX_SENDER_CHECK" = "yes" ] && echo "-s"` \
`[ "$MX_RECIPIENT_CHECK" = "yes" ] && echo "-t"` \
`[ "$KEEP_FAILED_DIRECTORIES" = "yes" ] && echo "-k"` \
`[ "$MD_EXTRA" != "" ] && echo $MD_EXTRA` \
-p $SOCKET
RETVAL=$?
if [ $RETVAL = 0 ] ; then
echo "[ OK ]"
else
echo "[FAILED]"
kill `cat $MXPID`
return 1
fi
return 0
}
stop_it() {
# Stop daemon
printf "%-60s" "Shutting down $prog: "
if test -f "$PID" ; then
kill `cat $PID`
RETVAL=$?
else
RETVAL=1
fi
if [ $RETVAL = 0 ] ; then
echo "[ OK ]"
else
echo "[FAILED]"
fi
rm -f $SOCKET > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f $PID > /dev/null 2>&1
# Stop daemon
printf "%-60s" "Shutting down $prog-multiplexor: "
if test -f "$MXPID" ; then
kill `cat $MXPID`
RETVAL=$?
else
RETVAL=1
fi
if [ $RETVAL = 0 ] ; then
echo "[ OK ]"
else
echo "[FAILED]"
fi
rm -f $MX_SOCKET > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f $MXPID > /dev/null 2>&1
}
# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
start_it
;;
stop)
stop_it
;;
restart)
stop_it
start_it
RETVAL=$?
;;
reread|reload)
if [ -r $MXPID ] ; then
kill -INT `cat $MXPID`
RETVAL=$?
if [ $RETVAL = 0 ] ; then
echo "Told $prog-multiplexor to force reread of filter rules."
else
echo "Could not signal $prog-multiplexor"
fi
else
RETVAL=1
echo "Could not find process-ID of $prog-multiplexor"
fi
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reread|reload}"
exit 1
esac
exit $RETVAL
Any help would be appreciated. It keeps screwing up my mail server
because their mail server keeps sending the message.
I thought I fixed this problem by putting a longer delay in the child
spawning but it didn't help at all.
#!/usr/bin/perl
$l="\"Upnfujnft K xjti K dpvm";
$m="e qvu bo fyqjsbujpo ebuf ";
$n="po nz rvpuft.\" || Nbssz ";
$o="Ybmm"; $p="$l$m$n$o";
$p=~y/[b-z][B-Z]/[a-z][A-Z]/ ;
($a, $b) = split(/\|\|/, $p);
print "$a\n\t\t\t\t\t- $b\n\n";
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