Dr. Scott S. Jones wrote:

The output from /var/log/mailman/smtp-failures includes the following:

Oct 26 17:22:40 2006 (13140) delivery to patient1@uswest.net failed with code -1: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor Oct 26 17:22:40 2006 (13140) delivery to patient2@earthlink.net failed with code -1: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor Oct 26 17:22:41 2006 (13140) Low level smtp error: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor, msgid: <mailman.1.1161620763.30237.sanchiro-patients@fyrenice.com> Oct 26 17:27:41 2006 (13140) delivery to sanchiro-patients-owner@fyrenice.com failed with code -1: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor Oct 26 17:27:42 2006 (13140) Low level smtp error: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor, msgid: <mailman.0.1161751998.20463.test@www.fyrenice.com> Oct 26 17:27:42 2006 (13140) delivery to scott@fyrenice.com failed with code -1: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor Oct 26 17:27:42 2006 (13140) Low level smtp error: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor, msgid: <20061026231232.GA17574@xmission.com>

The list, with the first two lines, includes failed attempts to every one of the 280 or so entries on my 'sanchiro-patients' mailing list, all ending with the same error code.

See the *entire* thread beginning at <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2006-October/053942.html>

I think both you guys should be talking to Debian, and if you find a resolution there, post it back here so we know what it is.

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