RE: [FW1] Files stuck in SMTP Queue

[tskoenig@CCMAINE.ORG]

I have a very long history , in a very short period.  

I think I am probably trying to do too much with one product.
It probably does basic things very well, but a little shakey in the
add ons.

We upgrade from 3.0b to 4.0 sp2  when we tried to use the SMTP service
and came under attack by a flurry of Dr. Watson screens.  One after
another.  They were all over the screen.

I know if this doesn't get cleared up soon, I will have to think about
aborting the SMTP security server and find a mail scan product
for the mail server. 

Todd K.

>----------
>From: 	Edmund Ott
>Sent: 	Tuesday, April 06, 1999 6:05 AM
>To: 	Ken Gunther; fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
>Subject: 	Re: [FW1] Files stuck in SMTP Queue
>
>
>Some days ago we had _exactly_ the same problem. We are using FW1
>version 3.0a
>The incoming Mail-Queue broke when we were updating our 'Trendmicro
>Interscan Viruswall' (http://www.trendmicro.com) to version 3.0 which
>runs on a different computer in the DMZ. We never faced problems with
>former versions.
>As a first step we disabled the anti-spam-rule. The next step will be to
>update fw1. Even without update after more than threee days fw1 started
>to resend the stuck emails.
>
>The way smtp tooks at our site:
>internet --> fw1 (in.asmtp/mdq) --/was broken/--> VirusWall -->
>pop3-Server
>
>Edmund Ott
>
>Ken Gunther wrote:
>> 
>> >       Starting a few days ago my firewall (FW1 version 3.0b) is refusing
>>to
>> >deliver most of our incoming Email to our POP3 server. We have no problem
>> >with outgoing Email however most of the incoming Email stays in the
>> >/etc/fw/spool directory. If I look at the log viewer the messages are
>> >rejected by rule #8 (my anti spam rule which is SMTP with resources that
>> >define the domains that I will accept mail for). The message in the log
>> >says "Agent mail dequeuer from <xxx@yyy.com> to <kgunther@estee.com>
>> >connection to original MTA failed".
>> >
>>         Thanks to all for your help. I have found the solution to my
>>problem. The
>> SMTP daemon in fw1 3.0b was broken and is fixed by patch level 3064. I
>> ended up applying SP8 (patch level 3083) to fix the problem and as a bonus
>> bring me up to y2k compliance. Once I applied the fixes the firewall
>> started delivering all the mail stuck in my /etc/fw/spool directory.
>> 
>>                         Ken G.
>>
>
>
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