[Mimedefang] Too Many Open Files (again?)

[Joseph Brennan]

>> Jun 17 14:45:45 gaatsml01 mimedefang[6691]: [ID 838820 mail.warning]
>> h5HIjjd3007350: Could not create
>> /var/spool/MIMEDefang/mdefang-h5HIjjd3007350/HEADERS: Too many open files
>
> You probably need to increase the number of allowable open files
> per process.  I believe the default on Solaris 9 is 256.  Try increasing
> it with "ulimit" in the script that starts mimedefang.


But what kind of message would require more than 256 open files
to process?  Doesn't this always suggest an error somewhere else
that is leaving filehandles open?  (I am using the word "always"
to provoke replies!)

Joe Brennan