Topic: qmail problem

[nald]

I have two mail servers.  One is running SME 6.0 and one is running OpenBSD 3.6.  Once i enable the qmail my OpenBSD mail server keeps on relaying e-mails.  See below for the maillogs inside OpenBSD3.6.

Dec  3 13:56:41 phisl sendmail[5366]: iB35ufpm005366: ruleset=check_rcpt, arg1=<
4hc652jD@ms16.url.com.tw>, relay=qmailr@
203.115.188.171], reject=550 5.7.1 <4hc
652jD@ms16.url.com.tw>... Relaying denied
Dec  3 13:56:41 phisl sendmail[27247]: iB35ueje027247: ruleset=check_rcpt, arg1=
<4hc652jD@ms16.url.com.tw>, relay=qmailr@[203.115.188.171], reject=550 5.7.1 <4h
c652jD@ms16.url.com.tw>... Relaying denied

It keeps on running and running till the directory /var/spool/mqueue will have a low disk space.  Then the mail server won't anymore receive and send e-mails.  

I tried to clean install the OpenBSD.  Once the sendmail is running, then it keeps on relaying e-mails(see maillog above).  Once i disable the qmail inside SME mail server, the relaying of e-mails will stop.

pls help me on this particular problem.  How will i fix qmail inside SME?  How come it will affect other mail server?

[NickR]

If all you want to do is stop qmail from running, do this as root:

# service smtpfront-qmail stop
# service qmail stop

To make this setting survive a reboot:

# /sbin/e-smith/config setprop smtpfront-qmail status disabled

# /sbin/e-smith/config setprop qmail status disabled

Note that doing this will prevent the SME from sending admin status reports etc.

[nald]

Nick,

Thanks for your reply.  I already disable the qmail inside my SME server.  However, is there any solution that i can configure qmail so that it will stop sending mails to my other mail server???

Nald

[nald]

Do you have any idea what is the difference between qmail and smtpfront-qmail service?

I already disable qmail service coz it affects my other mail server.  However,the smtpfront-qmail is enable coz it doesn't affect anything.  

Another infromation, my SME mail server is also acting as a proxy.  With my current configuration of my SME6.0, i could send e-mails but it won't be received by the recepient.  I tried to e-mail my own account and still i didn't receive anything.  

Do you have any idea why it work that way??? My best option is to format and reinstall SME 6.0.  But if there is a solution then much better so that there is no need for me to back-up my data.

[arrowsmith]

Thanks, this discussion helped me fix one of me problems on my list.

cheers

[nald]

This is just an update to my 1st probelm.  I was able to fix it.  What i did, i delete all the files inside

/var/qmail/queue/bounce
/var/qmail/queue/info
/var/qmail/queue/intd
/var/qmail/queue/mess
/var/qmail/queue/remote

note: Please don't delete folders.  

Then type #service qmail restart
then everything will run fine.  There is no need to reinstall qmail service.

The problem occured because of the Spam emails.  i suggest to install the Spam Filtering for SME.

That's all folks.

Nald