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Bug #6710 Could not execute mail delivery program
Submitted: 2000-09-13 06:09 UTC Modified: 2000-10-30 19:49 UTC
From: cnewbill at onewest dot net Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: *Mail Related
PHP Version: 4.0.1pl2 OS: Redhat 6.2
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-09-13 06:09 UTC] cnewbill at onewest dot net
I have a script that queries an ODBC source and sends an email to the addresses it pulls out.

I for the life of me cannot figure out what is causing this error "Could not execute mail delivery program".  I am using the mail() function.  The only pattern I can see is it happens in large chunks with gaps of successful ones.  Any ideas on where to look?

Sending email to (19561) Lynn Chadwick...
ERROR: Could not execute mail delivery program.
Sending email to (19569) Derril Sparks...
ERROR: Could not execute mail delivery program.
Sending email to (19578) JaNell Ure...
ERROR: Could not execute mail delivery program.
Sending email to (19591) Edward Zaladonis...
OK
Sending email to (19595) Eric Bennion...
OK

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 [2000-10-29 00:26 UTC] sniper@php.net
Check your php.ini file for sendmail_path. And try also
running sendmail in the command line..

--Jani
 [2000-10-30 10:16 UTC] cnewbill at onewest dot net
Nope that would have been too easy.

I have been swamped lately so I have not updated this ticket, I apologize.

The problem is the server was running out of file descriptors.  The previous fd created by sendmail does not seem to close right away and since this program was moving at a brisk pace all the fds got used.
 [2000-10-30 19:49 UTC] sniper@php.net
Please use sleep() between mail()'s. 

--Jani
 
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