[Mailman-Users] Can't send messages to list

[Lukasz Szybalski]

On 10/24/06, Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net> wrote:
> Lukasz Szybalski wrote:
> >
> >Why do i get this error in smtp-failure?
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >Oct 23 20:30:31 2006 (13510) delivery to email at email.com failed with
> >code -1: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
> >Oct 23 20:30:31 2006 (13510) delivery to email at email.com failed with
> >code -1: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
> >Oct 23 20:30:31 2006 (13510) Low level smtp error: [Errno 9] Bad file
> >descriptor, msgid:
> ><mailman.1.1161642951.1495.listname at lists.example.com>
> >Oct 23 20:33:30 2006 (13510) Low level smtp error: [Errno 9] Bad file
> >descriptor, msgid:
> ><mailman.1.1161643730.13036.lists at lists.example.com>
> >
> >mail.info says:
> >Oct 23 20:25:31 localhost postfix/smtpd[13513]: connect from
> >localhost[127.0.0.1]
> >Oct 23 20:25:31 localhost postfix/smtpd[13513]: 0CA9A25C0C3:
> >client=localhost[127.0.0.1]
> >Oct 23 20:30:31 localhost postfix/smtpd[13513]: timeout after DATA
> >from localhost[127.0.0.1]
> >Oct 23 20:30:31 localhost postfix/smtpd[13513]: disconnect from
> >localhost[127.0.0.1]
> >Oct 23 20:30:31 localhost postfix/cleanup[13514]: 0CA9A25C0C3:
> >message-id=<20061024012531.0CA9A25C0C3 at mycomp.example.com>
>
-rw-r--r--  1 root list 16282 2006-10-18 17:38 SMTPDirect.py
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 10009 2006-10-23 21:18 SMTPDirect.pyc
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 10009 2006-10-23 21:18 SMTPDirect.pyo

>
> I looked at this a bit deeper, and I see the '[Errno 9] Bad file
> descriptor' originates in the Python socket library when smtplib
> attempts to send or receive on a closed connection.
>
> Therefore, it appears the scenario is something like the following:
>
> - Mailman attempts to send
> - The SMTP transaction proceeds to the point where smtplib sends DATA
> - Something happens (or doesn't happen) here and the MTA times out
> (after waiting 5 minutes) and disconnects (closes the socket).
> - smtplib sends or receives on the closed socket and gets the error 9.
>
> We still don't know what causes the timeout. The smtplib debugging info
> would help.
Where would i find it or how would i get it. Error, smtp,
smtp-failure, syslog has only what i have pasted in.