Re: SMTP, TCP/IP problem

["L. S. Russell" <leslier@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I had the same problem, you have to force the SMTP server to do a cold start.
Create a data area called QTMSCLEAN with this command.

CRTDTAARA DTAARA(QUSRSYS/QTMSCLEAN) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(1) VALUE('c') AUT(*ALL)

Then restart SMTP, when SMTP restarts all unprocessed mail will be lost.

If you want to do a warm start change VALUE('c') to VALUE('W'), this will SMTP 
to
clear only the first mail control block.

This may not work for you but your symptoms sound the same as mine.

Source IBM AS/400 Support


Tom Hightower/Solutions_Inc wrote:

> For the past couple of days, our SMTP server has just been quitting, for no
> apparent reason.  A look at a QEZJOBLOG listing shows that it was ended by
> user QTCP because it couldn't communicate with TCP/IP because of a protocol
> problem. We have nothing more to go on than that.  It's worked fine for
> months.  The only change we've made is to increase the number of QMSF jobs
> to 3
>
> We can ENDTCPSVR *SMTP, then STRTCPSVR *SMTP, then hold the QSTMPQ
> distribution queue, then release the QSMTPQ distribution queue and our mail
> starts routing again - until it just decides to stop (could be minutes,
> could be several hours).
>
> Any clues?
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L. S. Russell Programmer/Analyst
Datrek Professional Bags, Inc.
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