The "BSMTP input errors" thread

[netswitch]

Hello,

I don't knwo if there are other folks here who like me tend to have problems with those BSMTP input errors.

I am using
-Exim
-Spamassassin
-Spamblocker2

Last version of each.

I have removed the .pre files in /etc/mail/spamassassin.

Everything is running smooth EXCEPT sometimes, after a high load on the server the bloody BSMTP error comes back and I have to restart exim to get things back.


So who else has those erors ?
Any idea where they come from ?

 

[nobaloney]

They come from overloading the server. That's what happens if you run a large amount of emails through SpamAssassin.

Try more memory.

Jeff

 

[netswitch]

indeed, the issue showed up after the user backups...

but it kept happening even after they were finished and the load was back to normal.

I will add a exim restart cron task every day at 7 AM...

 

[nobaloney]

It's probably related to the use of swap memory. Just because a process finishes doesn't mean swap memory is efficiently released.

And running programs in swap memory means major slowdowns.

Jeff