One problem with compressing the netmail packets is that you have to have
owner read / write / execute permission on the various directory locations
used and be running with a consistant USER ID.  Squish defaults to a 700
mask on creating files.....  If you don't know what I'm talking about,
please ask for more info.     This user ID / default permission issue can
result in a problem like what you are describing if you have some processes
running under a different UID from other processes (related to handling the
mail packets), or different from the UID of the directories used...

Take care.....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41

 MK> Hello Bo.

 MK> 26 Sep 03 20:53, you wrote to me:

 BS> Huh? Let me see a log..

 MK> From the commandline:

 MK> bbs{at}LMBrain:~$ squish squash

 MK> SQUISH/LINUX  SquishMail Conference Processor, Version 1.12.002 BETA.
 MK> Copyright 1990, 2003 by Lanius Corporation.  All rights reserved.

 MK> Checking /var/max/spool/outbound.sq/...


 MK> Squashing messages in /var/max/spool/msgbase/netmail...
 MK> Sending (#1): 1:153/401.2 (KILL)

 MK> Scanning outbound areas...

 MK> Packet for 1:153/401.2 (300 bytes) - Method: ZIP
 MK>         zip warning: 
 MK> /var/max/spool/outbound/00990191.pnt/0000fffe.fr0 not 
 MK> found or empty


 MK> Squish/Linux: Done!


 MK> But I look in the directory and:

 MK> bbs{at}LMBrain:~$ ls -al spool/outbound/00990191.pnt/
 MK> total 16
 MK> drwxr-xr-x    2 bbs      bbs          4096 Sep 26 15:38 ./
 MK> drwxr-xr-x    3 bbs      bbs          4096 Sep 26 15:38 ../
 MK> -rw-------    1 bbs      bbs            51 Sep 26 15:38 00000002.hlo
 MK> -rw-r--r--    1 bbs      bbs           458 Sep 26 15:38 0000fffe.fr0

 MK> Which is okay I guess.  Logfile says:

 MK> bbs{at}LMBrain:~$ cat log/squish.log

 MK> + 26 Sep 15:38:54 SQSH Begin, Squish/Linux v1.12.002 
 MK> BETA (mem=4280K - main=0x804aa4c)
 MK> # 26 Sep 15:38:54 SQSH Packing from 
 MK> /var/max/spool/msgbase/netmail (1 msgs)
 MK> # 26 Sep 15:38:54 SQSH   Msg#1 remapped to 1:153/401.2
 MK> : 26 Sep 15:38:54 SQSH   Sent/killed #1 (dest=1:153/401.2)
 MK> : 26 Sep 15:38:54 SQSH   Packed=1
 MK>   26 Sep 15:38:54 SQSH ZIPing mail for 1:153/401.2 (300 bytes)
 MK> + 26 Sep 15:38:54 SQSH End.  Toss=0 (0/s), sent=1 (1/s), mem=4236K


 MK> And that is okay!  I guess it's okay other then the 
 MK> "zip warning:" on the commandline.

 MK> Sorry about that chief!


 BS> Squish is processing netmail and echomail in the same way, so it
 BS> packs
 BS> netmail too..

 MK> Not very Binky but as long as it's Squishy I am okay 
 MK> with it.  Looks good so far. I'll tie in binkd later 
 MK> when the traffic is low and test it in real time.  :-)

 MK> Good job Bo.

 MK> Maurice

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