unsubscribe >From: Philip Kizer <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: LISTSERV give-and-take forum <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Held jobs (*.jobh), error spool files (*.error), and >resurrected jobs >Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:06:33 -0500 > >I have searched all of the manuals and only in the Site Manager's manual in >the Section "5.3 Files used by Listserv" do I find .jobh and .error: > <http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8d/sitemgr/sitemgr.html#5.3>: > > .ERROR LISTSERV generates an .ERROR file in the spool when it > encounters an error in a JOB file. These can be viewed > with the jobview utility and are important for tracing > certain errors back. > > .JOBH Held .JOB files. Such files are either being processed > by LISTSERV (and are thus locked) or have generated an > error message. These can also be viewed with the jobview > utility. > >Great, so I can view them. Right now, we have about 100 (jobh and error >combined) files in our spool directory, and I do not see anything in the >manual that tells us how to handle them. What do I do with them? > >Is there a recommended procedure? > > >Lastly, I am operating on too little information, but has anyone seen >what appears to be jobs being resurrected that are long past? We recently >had several lists and owner jobs that were completed months ago (February), >and the jobs were acted on and distributed properly back at that time, but >they were again re-distributed 2 weeks ago causing a bit of confusion and >concern. From comparing the sendmail and listserv log files, no mail came >in 2 weeks ago via sendmail that generated the listserv "duplication" from >6+ months ago, and I did see the outgoing logs in both listserv and >sendamil. Are there any pointers for what else to look for on debugging >that one? > > >Thanks, >philip > >-- >Philip Kizer, >USENIX Liaison to Texas A&M University <[log in to unmask]> >Texas A&M CIS Operating Systems Group, Unix <[log in to unmask]> _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.