Yes, now I'm getting the same errors with sendmail, too I have made no changes to the setup since sending on Sunday THe 500 error happens after I hit the send button; I get the error and not the progress screen Same for sending one test or the list msg Same error if I go to the admin menu on the left and click on monitor my mailing I did restart the vps a couple of times, in case I had a server issue Perhaps something got corrupted I dunno

Have been trying to go back to 2 10 16 I don't have time to play with it, I have a blast to send Not having much luck with that either It can't connect to mysql

At 2:15 PM -0500 12/2/08, Justin J wrote: > >

Sending even a test msg using smtp sending results in the 500 server error

Works for me - anyone else?

I do see there's about a million lines with something like this: >

[Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336

That's suspicious You sure you have Dada Mail installed correctly? There's seems to be a configuration error, somewhere All these errors don't really point to SMTP sending, per say - you would probably get the same error with sendmail - but you're not?

-- Justin J

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On Dec 2, 2008, at 12:09 PM, John Collins wrote:

>

Sending even a test msg using smtp sending results in the 500 server error

Program Error (Server Error 500)

More information about this error may be available in the server error log and/or program error log

can't open pause: Not a directory at /DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 608

LOG VIEWER Last 100 lines in the error log viewer

[Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144515 02586166_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:36 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:37 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: Problems filling out the 'Sending Monitor' admin menu item with interesting bits of information about the mailouts: can't open pause: Not a directory at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 608 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: Problems filling out the 'Sending Monitor' admin menu item with interesting bits of information about the mailouts: can't open pause: Not a directory at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 608 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081111161930 17370035_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144515 02586166_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144515 02586166_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144515 02586166_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144515 02586166_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144515 02586166_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:38 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144515 02586166_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144515 02586166_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116144758 91630066_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:39 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081116145600 33166436_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081117090112 73093177_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: Integrity warning: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt (num_sending_to) is not present! at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 751 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/num_sending_to txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/counter txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/first_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: Raw Message that should be saved at: // dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/raw_message txtisn't there at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1436 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: The file, '// dada_files/ tmp/sendout-MNM-list-20081120082525 68917948_at_meetingsandmixers com lock/last_access txt'does not exist to poll at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 1336 [Tue Dec 2 11:18:40 2008] log_viewer cgi: Problems filling out the 'Sending Monitor' admin menu item with interesting bits of information about the mailouts: can't open pause: Not a directory at //DADA/Mail/MailOut pm line 608

At 5:51 PM -0500 11/30/08, Justin J wrote:

John,

It is S-L-O-W!

It's sending at the rate of under 1800 per hour With 18,000 to send it will take over ten hours This is not workable I cannot send a second msg in the same day

Reference: Dada 3 01pro External config MySQL backend I have tried it with the batch sending set to 180 with a one second pause or to not have it set to send in batches or with any pauses No difference

Wha' happened?

First and foremost, I don't make Dada Mail to go as fast as possible I don't do that because the bottle neck is never Dada Mail, it's the actually mailing part - where you send the message off to your mail server You're 1800 messages an hour is about 2 messages/second That's probably on ball with how fast the mail server can take messages I'm not at all worried about that

You can test my theory by, instead of sending a message to your mail server, using the sendmail command, instead send it to, just a file that gets appended Change the config variable $MASS_MAIL_SETTINGS from what it probably is set to:

$MASS_MAIL_SETTINGS = "|$MAILPROG -t";

to something like this:

$MASS_MAIL_SETTINGS = ">>/dev/null";

Send a message out (nothing will actually get sent out) and tell me how fast messages are going out If it's more like 18,000 messages/hour, instead of 1800 messages an hour - guess what? It's not Dada Mail, it's the sendmail command taking 2 seconds a messages - and that's it

Make sure to change back this variable, when you really want to send out a message

If it's sendmail taking so long - there's not much I can do You can try this:

 http://www
dadamailproject
com/support/boards/viewtopic
php?f=18&t=515

which means switching to SMTP sending That's all I got for you

I know, John, you like to report sending speed problems, but a lot of your reports are without much evidence - error logs and the like and you then don't like trying out a lot of the changes I make This report, for example, is basically the same report you gave a few months ago My answer is pretty similar, as well If you're asking me to jump, I'm going to tell you, "I'm jumping" and not, "how high" - there's nothing I can do, internally, in Dada Mail to speed up sending

I don't want it to be a, "He said, she said" thing with Westhost, where they say they haven't changed anything on their side, so it must be on Dada Mail's side - it gets us nowhere Are there major, huge, ginormous changes in Dada Mail 3, when compared to 2? Yes A lot Can I go back to how 2 worked? I can't, unless you want to get ride of all the subscriber fields stuff and all the mailing monitor stuff in 3 If those aren't important to you - use 2 x Especially with this version - which is just an incremental bug fix version of Dada Mail to be as compatible with 3 0 as possible, I don't have much leeway to make huge changes to the architecture within Dada Mail

I guess a question, I would love to ask is, "What is it, that you all - everyone, would like me to do?", when it comes to the issue of mail sending? No one has any ideas, really I ask for comments on what major feature you all - everyone, wants and no one said, "I want mail sending super fast!" It was even on the list of things, in the form of what's called, "Envelope Sending", but not many people said, "hey, that's a great idea"

A lot of my concentration, in Dada Mail, is not with sending super fast - a lot of my concentration has been around getting the people who have limits of sending at only 500 messages an hour realistically working, thus the whole sending monitor stuff - which is a very complex bit of code - almost too complex But it's not so complex as to add 2 seconds of overhead per message That's just silly,

-- Justin J

Dada Mail - Write Once: Distribute Everywhere Software url: http://dadamailproject com

Demo: http://demo dadamailproject com

Seen Dada Mail 3? http://dadamailproject com/features/3_0/

On Nov 30, 2008, at 2:06 PM, John Collins wrote: >

FYI-

It is S-L-O-W!

It's sending at the rate of under 1800 per hour With 18,000 to send it will take over ten hours This is not workable I cannot send a second msg in the same day

I just checked my archives and back in Aprll, I sent 19, 600 in 58 mins total (vers 2 x, which was typical at that time) Sending rates have been decreasing since then, with the largest drop on this edition

I called Westhost support and was told that they have not made any changes to the mail servers Further, they said that while watching the output, that there were few messages in the queue; that Dada was not keeping up with sendmail

Reference: Dada 3 01pro External config MySQL backend I have tried it with the batch sending set to 180 with a one second pause or to not have it set to send in batches or with any pauses No difference

Wha' happened?

Dada Mail 3 0 1 is released after a good long bug-release cycle, where we squashed about 23 (reported) bugs There's probably a bit more, but that's how it goes