Re: [Assp-test] Assp dying

[Маллиндайн С. (S. M. <st...@sc...>]

Please don't knock v2. I'm running it on 3 virtual machines with 512mb
ram each, and it runs for months without issues. It's been so stable
(for me) I haven't even had time to update them (yes Thomas, I know -
sorry)


Steve

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On 16.03.2010, at 21:07, "Masood Rahim" <ma...@in...> wrote:

>
> Hey Scott,
>
> You are not alone.  I have V2 running across 4 different linux
> servers with
> specs that vary and traffic that varies and they are all dying
> consistently.
> They don't die at all on v1.4.3.1.  This is the reason I have stuck
> with
> that version, because in the past I have updated to the newer
> versions of v1
> and they will all consistently die.
>
> I'm still trying to follow some of the recommendations here.  So far
> perl
> 5.10.1 instead of 5.8.8 has not helped one bit.  I'm in the final
> stages of
> trying to implement the BerkeleyDB stuff although most of the limited
> documentation looks like it is written for mysql so who knows if I
> will be
> able to get that to work correctly.
>
> As with your case the more the load the more likely assp v2 is
> dying.  It
> just seems like when it gets to a point when the server can no
> longer handle
> the requests it just dies instead of timing out.  I'll make sure the
> BerkeleyDB is working and if that doesn't solve the problem I'm
> going to
> downgrade back to v1.  Which sucks because I was really interested
> in the
> multi-threading, now I'll have to live with slow responses to port
> 25 with
> v1.
>
> But anyway this much is certain, same server with the same traffic
> and setup
> will not die in v1, but will die in v2.  I've verified this on 4
> different
> machines.  I don't think that bodes well for v2.  If the ASSP dev team
> cannot get things to work where by a simple upgrade and doing
> nothing extra
> v2 doesn't at least operate consistently like v1 then people are
> just going
> to keep with v1.  I have literally spent the past week trying to
> address
> these issues with v2 and so far I have gotten nowhere.
>
> Masood
>
>
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>   1. Antw: Re:  Antw: Re:  ASSP2 autoupdate (admin)
>   2. Re: Workers STILL stuck @LocalLdapDomain although
>      using"flatfile" (mxx)
>   3. Re: Workers STILL stuck @LocalLdapDomain although
>      using"flatfile" (mxx)
>   4. Re: Workers STILL stuck @LocalLdapDomain
>      althoughusing"flatfile" (GrayHat)
>   5. Re: Workers STILL stuck @LocalLdapDomain
>      althoughusing"flatfile" (mxx)
>   6. Re: Assp dying (Scott MacLean)
>   7. Re: Workers STILL stuck
>      @LocalLdapDomainalthoughusing"flatfile" (GrayHat)
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:32:00 +0100
> From: "admin" <ad...@dc...>
> Subject: [Assp-test] Antw: Re:  Antw: Re:  ASSP2 autoupdate
> To: <ass...@li...>
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>
> Yes.
>
> Could it be, that ?:
>
> M??r-14-10 12:09:46 Error: Worker_5: error: got unexpected signal
> TERM in
> Worker_5: package - Thread::Queue, file -
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.1/Thread/Queue.pm, line - 51!
>
> The same i have with USR1.
>
> Ralf
>
>>>> Thomas Eckardt <Tho...@th...> 16.03.10 10.52 Uhr >>>
>> runs as a daemon
>
> is 'AsADaemon' set to on ?
>
> Thomas
>
>
>
>
> Von:    "admin" <ad...@dc...>
> An:     <ass...@li...>
> Datum:  16.03.2010 09:12
> Betreff:        [Assp-test] Antw: Re:  ASSP2 autoupdate
>
>
>
> AutoupdateASSP                    : Download and Install
> AutoRestartAfterCodeChange  : 1
> AutoRestartCmd                     : empty
>
> AutoRestartCmd is empty because assp runs as a daemon. I start it
> from a
> shell-script. Here are the Scripts:
> --------------------------- assp2 (mainscript)
> ---
> ---
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # $FreeBSD: ports/mail/assp/files/assp.in,v 1.1 2006/07/18 03:08:23
> rafan
> Exp $ #
>
> # PROVIDE: assp
> # REQUIRE: LOGIN
> # KEYWORD: shutdown
>
> . /etc/rc.subr
>
> name=assp2
> rcvar=`set_rcvar`
>
> start_cmd="/var/db/assp2/start"
> stop_cmd="/var/db/assp2/stop"
> restart_cmd=assp_restart
> # command=/var/db/assp2/assp.pl
> # command_interpreter=/usr/bin/perl
> pidfile=/var/db/assp2/pid
> extra_commands="reload"
> reload_cmd=assp_reload
>
>
> load_rc_config $name
> : ${assp2_enable="NO"}
> : ${assp2_flags="/var/db/assp2"}
>
> assp_reload()
> {
> kill -USR1 `cat $pidfile`
>
> }
>
> assp_restart()
> {
> /var/db/assp2/stop && /var/db/assp2/start } run_rc_command "$1"
>
> ---
> ---
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ----------------------------------------       start
> ---
> ---
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # 'stop' - Shell script a la RedHat initialization routines # R.
> Toth -
> May/2003 # V1.00 - Initial attempt at creating a fully compatible and
> compliant # shutdown script that's called out of '/etc/
> init.d'  (linked
> appropriately # to the rc-level you are running in.  You can link
> this as
> 'K31assp', so that ASSP is # terminated just after 'sendmail', in
> case you
> are also # running sendmail locally for your Email needs.
> #
>
> if [ "$1" = "" ]
> then
> BASE=/var/db/assp2;
> else
> BASE=$1;
> fi
> export BASE
> echo Starting ASSP Anti-SPAM Proxy server in $BASE trap '' 1 LANG=
> export
> LANG exec $BASE/assp.pl $BASE
>
> ---
> ---
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ----------------------------------------       Stop
> ---
> ---
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> #!/bin/sh
> if [ "$1" = "" ]
> then
>  BASE=/var/db/assp2;
> else
>  BASE=$1;
> fi
> export BASE
> echo Stopping ASSP Anti-SPAM Proxy server in $BASE pidfile=$BASE/pid
> kill
> `cat $pidfile`
>
> ---
> ---
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Or is the Problem here (Exception.log) ?
>
> M??r-14-10 12:09:46 Error: Worker_5: error: got unexpected signal
> TERM in
> Worker_5: package - Thread::Queue, file -
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.1/Thread/Queue.pm, line - 51!
>
>
> Best Regargs
> Ralf
>
>>>> Thomas Eckardt <Tho...@th...> 16.03.10 8.15 Uhr >>>
> check your setting of 'AutoUpdateASSP' , 'AutoRestartAfterCodeChange',
> 'AutoRestartCmd'
>
> read the GUI !
>
> Thomas
>
>
>
>
> Von:    "admin" <Ad...@dc...>
> An:     <ass...@li...>
> Datum:  16.03.2010 08:10
> Betreff:        [Assp-test] ASSP2 autoupdate
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> For some time ago, I have problems with download the update. ( ASSP
> runs
> under Freebsd Version 8).
> Now I have the following : ASSP download automatic the new Version and
> extract the new Version in the right folder.
> But assp didn?t start automatic. Can someone can explain me, what
> assp need
> to start automatic ? Restart from the GUI doesn?t go too.
>
> Best regards
>
> Ralf
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:24:24 +0100
> From: mxx <mx...@ma...>
> Subject: Re: [Assp-test] Workers STILL stuck @LocalLdapDomain although
>        using"flatfile"
> To: ASSP development mailing list <ass...@li...>
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> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="US-ASCII";
> format="flowed"
>
> Hi,
>
> thanks LOTS for all your helpful information and assistance! So much
> appreciated!
>
> I tried the vrfy approach and enabled vrfy on my MTA. A telnet from
> localhost worked fine (of course enabled the block from outside option
> in assp).
>
> However as soon as I set LocalAddresses_Flat to '' and LocalDomains to
> file:files/domains.txt ( a file containing entries (one per line) as
> suggested as @mydomain.com=>vrfyhost:port, which is in my case looks
> like @example.com=>localhost:25000), it seems as if  ANY recipient
> mailaddress is considered "ok" by assp
>
> "to: das...@ex... message ok  -> /usr/share/assp/notspam/
> xxx.eml"
>
> This is the same when I set both, LocalAddresses_Flat to a file which
> contains @example.com=>localhost:25000 and  set LocalDomains to the
> file
> that contains *example.com=>localhost:25000
>
> When I only set LocalAddresses_Flat to the file which contains
> @example.com=>localhost:25000 and set my local domains manually in the
> textbox LocalDomains, ALL mail is rejected because of user unknown.
>
>
> If anyone knows what could be wrong with my setup, please help me!
>
> Also the option "block vrfy from external clients" is really useful,
> but
> shouldn't there also be an option to block EXPN from external hosts?
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Max
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:50:47 +0100
> From: mxx <mx...@ma...>
> Subject: Re: [Assp-test] Workers STILL stuck @LocalLdapDomain although
>        using"flatfile"
> To: ass...@li...
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> format="flowed"
>
> Sorry posted wrong info:
>
>> However as soon as I set LocalAddresses_Flat to '' and LocalDomains
>> to
>> file:files/domains.txt ( a file containing entries (one per line) as
>> suggested as @mydomain.com=>vrfyhost:port, which is in my case looks
>> like @example.com=>localhost:25000), it seems as if  ANY recipient
>> mailaddress is considered "ok" by assp
>>
>
> @example.com=>localhost:25000 and @mydomain.com=>vrfyhost:port is
> set to
> *example.com=>  in the case of the localdomains file for
> LocalDomains of
> course..
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:26:01 +0100
> From: "GrayHat" <gr...@gm...>
> Subject: Re: [Assp-test] Workers STILL stuck @LocalLdapDomain
>        althoughusing"flatfile"
> To: "ASSP development mailing list" <ass...@li...>
> Message-ID: <011601cac51c$fcc956d0$140...@ap...>
> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>
>> However as soon as I set LocalAddresses_Flat to '' and LocalDomains
>> to file:files/domains.txt ( a file containing entries (one per line)
>> as suggested as @mydomain.com=>vrfyhost:port, which is in
>> my case looks like @example.com=>localhost:25000), it seems as
>> if  ANY recipient mailaddress is considered "ok" by assp
>
> thou shalt not add "@" to the domain names
>
> Seriously, the list should be
>
> example.com=>vrfyhost:port
> example1.com=>vrfyhost:port
>
> and so on, no "@" at all inside that file
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:33:11 +0100
> From: mxx <mx...@ma...>
> Subject: Re: [Assp-test] Workers STILL stuck @LocalLdapDomain
>        althoughusing"flatfile"
> To: ass...@li...
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> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="US-ASCII";
> format="flowed"
>
> Hi GrayHat
>
> On 03/16/2010 04:26 PM, GrayHat wrote:
>>
>> thou shalt not add "@" to the domain names
>>
>>
> :D
>
>> Seriously, the list should be
>>
>> example.com=>vrfyhost:port
>> example1.com=>vrfyhost:port
>>
>> and so on, no "@" at all inside that file
>>
>
> Replied to my own post shortly before stating that this was a typo, I
> only added '@' before the domain names inside the LocalAddresses_Flat
> file. Is it ok there?
> The LocalDomains file is "*example.com...." .
> So the asterisk is wrong there too?It's like that in the description
> in
> the web interface..
>
> Ok, I'll try without the asterisks..
>
> Thank you!!
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:37:52 -0400
> From: Scott MacLean <as...@ho...>
> Subject: Re: [Assp-test] Assp dying
> To: ASSP development mailing list <ass...@li...>
> Message-ID: <4CE...@ma...>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>
> I'm also having problems with ASSP dying on me. It's not like I have
> seen it happen before - typically, when ASSP dies for me (at least in
> the past), it just slowly grinds to a halt, refusing to accept any
> more connections, until my watchdog service goes in, kills it, and
> restarts
> it.
>
> Now, it's just terminating itself with no notice. The logs show it is
> operating normally, accepting connections and processing mail, with
> no indications of slowing or problems of any kind. In the most recent
> instance, which is typical, I see:
>
> Mar-16-10 12:06:57 [Main_Thread] Info: Main_Thread got connection
> request
> Mar-16-10 12:07:58 [startup] Starting as a service
> Mar-16-10 12:07:59 [startup] ASSP-professional version 2.0.2(0.0.03)
> (Perl 5.010001) (on MSWin32) initializing
>
> Coincidentally, in the Windows event viewer, I see this:
>
> 3/16/2010 12:06:57 The Anti-Spam Smtp Proxy service terminated
> unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective
> action will be taken in 60000 milliseconds: Restart the service
>
> So basically, ASSP is running along just fine, suddenly terminates,
> and Windows restarts the service 60 seconds later. I am seeing this
> happen 15-20 times a day, during daytime hours, when the server is
> processing mail. It happens less often during the night, when the
> server is not under as much of a load. The last line in the log when
> it dies is always "Main_Thread got connection request".
>
>
> Also: the GUI reports that 2.0.2(1.0.02) is available. Unlike
> previous versions, where the link pointed to a .pl file, it now
> points to a .gz file. Fine, I downloaded the .gz file, unpacked it,
> and ended up with a ~390K "assp.pl" file containing binary data only.
> Guessing by the binary content that it was a GZipped file, I renamed
> the assp.pl file to assp.gz, and sure enough, it contained a 1.8M
> assp.pl file, which contained the correct file.
>
> Is this correct? This double GZipped, incorrectly named file seems
> wrong to
> me.
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:14:55 +0100
> From: "GrayHat" <gr...@gm...>
> Subject: Re: [Assp-test] Workers STILL stuck
>        @LocalLdapDomainalthoughusing"flatfile"
> To: "ASSP development mailing list" <ass...@li...>
> Message-ID: <015701cac52c$376095b0$140...@ap...>
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>
>>> example.com=>vrfyhost:port
>>> example1.com=>vrfyhost:port
>
>> So the asterisk is wrong there too?
>
> the correct format for LocalDomains is the above one;
> that is no "@" nor "*" as for the address_flat, I'd suggest
> you to AVOID it and instead use VRFY to check for the
> existence of addresses; in any case do NOT use "*"
> in there or it will just validate ANY address so making
> it totally useless; the "*" should ONLY be used in case
> you REALLY want to wildcard a domain, but then you'll
> also have to configure the mailserver accordingly
>
>
>
>
>
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