[Mailman-Users] qrunner error

[Myron Kowalski]

On Oct 26, 2007, at 7:58 AM, Myron Kowalski wrote:

> On Oct 25, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Mark Sapiro wrote:
>
>> Myron Kowalski wrote:
>>
>>> I noticed that messages were not going out to my mailing lists. When
>>> I restarted mailman, this comes up. Any mail sent to the list is
>>> being archived,
>>> but is not going to the members.
>>>
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>   File "/users/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 270, in ?
>>>     main()
>>>   File "/users/mailman/bin/qrunner", line 230, in main
>>>     qrunner.run()
>>>   File "/users/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 65, in run
>>>     filecnt = self._oneloop()
>>>   File "/users/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 93, in  
>>> _oneloop
>>>     msg, msgdata = self._switchboard.dequeue(filebase)
>>>   File "/users/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Switchboard.py", line 156, in
>>> dequeue
>>>     data = self._ext_read(dbfile)
>>>   File "/users/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Switchboard.py", line 262, in
>>> _ext_read
>>>     dict = marshal.load(fp)
>>> ValueError: bad marshal data
>>>
>>> I'm running mailman 2.1.9 and python 2.3.4.
>>
>>
>> Something is wrong here because the line numbers in Switchboard.py
>> look
>> like Mailman 2.1.4, and that was the last version of Switchboard.py
>> that had those statements in it anywhere.
>>
>
> I was wrong on the version. I downloaded 2.19 but didn't install it
> yet, so I am
> running 2.1.4.
>
>> Presumably, this is OutgoingRunner encountering the problem, because
>> IncomingRunner and ArchRunner both have to work for messages to be
>> archived.
>>
>> The problem may be as simple as some spurious file in qfiles/out
>> with a
>> .db extension. If there are .pck files in qfiles/out, and one .db
>> file, try moving the .db file aside.
>>
>
> I pretty ignorant as to what qfiles/out is all about. I checked and
> there are 1782 .pck files
> and 1781 .db files. I assume these are messages that have accumlated
> and can't be delivered
> and one of them is causing the problem. How do I find the one?
>

I found one .pck out of place and move it. Restarted mailman with the  
same error.
I moved the whole directory out of the way and restarted mailman-- 
same error.

Any other suggestions? I have a lot of users knocking on my door.

>> -- 
>> Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net>       The highway is for gamblers,
>> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B.  
>> Dylan
>>
>
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