I'm clogging qmail

[russ]

I cannot find a setting for how many times the mailer tries to resend, or whatever..  Sometimes the # of mails in qmail are increasing when listmail has long since stopped sending.  So it must be some function that is trying to resend bounces or something..

Maybe on a related subject, trying to get the bounce.cgi to work... When I send a test to see if it is working - from the configuration window and hit test mail settings - and it says "success!", exactly what email address does it send that confirmation to?

I'm confused about setting up the bounce script for each list. It says that in qmail to make a .txt file with the name of the email to be associated with that list. So .qmail.bounce goes with list #1 and bounce@test.com.  So list #2 will be associated with bounce2@test.com and the .txt file would be named .qmail.bounce2.txt.  Is this right?  My question is, where exactly is that email address (bounce@test or bounce2@test) get inserted in the listmail software to associate it with an individual list?

thanks
Russ

[DW]

Russ,

I cannot find a setting for how many times the mailer tries to resend, or whatever.. Sometimes the # of mails in qmail are increasing when listmail has long since stopped sending. So it must be some function that is trying to resend bounces or something..

Please see the following URL for tips on how to optimize qmail for large amounts of email:

http://www.listmailpro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48

It is normal for qmail to keep trying certain failing addresses for a few days.  However, I don't believe each resend increases the email in queue.

I'm confused about setting up the bounce script for each list. It says that in qmail to make a .txt file with the name of the email to be associated with that list. So .qmail.bounce goes with list #1 and bounce@test.com. So list #2 will be associated with bounce2@test.com and the .txt file would be named .qmail.bounce2.txt. Is this right? My question is, where exactly is that email address (bounce@test or bounce2@test) get inserted in the listmail software to associate it with an individual list?

The correct filename uses a hyphen, not a period.  .qmail-bounce  (in the /var/qmail/mailnames/domain.com/ directory) is correct.

You only need one bounce address for all of your lists.  The bounce address is set as the "Return-path" of your messages which remains invisible to your readers, except in the message header.  This address simply needs to be set up as the "Bounce to Email" on the Config page.  Each list's "Send as Name" and "Send as Email" can be anything you want.