[cobalt-users] maillock errors... only rebooting fixes it as of right now.

["Allan S.R. Sumnall" <allan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

We are getting some strange problems on our raq2.   Rebooting temporarily
corrects the problem, but it always returns.   These are the errors we
receive in the /var/log/maillog file.  I delete the .pop and .lock files
from the /var/spool/mail directory but they immediately return as soon as
the person rechecks their mail.   Even if their mail file is empty.  I have
tried restarting the daemon with no luck.  The only temporary solution is a
reboot.  The filesystems are not full or even close.  The only solutions I
can find in the archives are to remove the .pop files.  Which I have done
buy to no avail.  Any ideas?

4: '/var/spool/mail/q3net'
Oct 29 11:16:27 cobalt6 in.qpopper[5149]: q3net at
slkcdslgw4poolB110.slkc.uswest.net (63.230.17.110): -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock
error
4: '/var/spool/mail/q3net'
Oct 29 11:16:31 cobalt6 sendmail[4945]: LAA04944: to=<q3net@xxxxxxxxx>,
delay=00:03:37, xdelay=00:03:36, mailer=local, stat=Sent
Oct 29 11:16:55 cobalt6 in.qpopper[5156]: mjhancock at
andialup140.phnx.uswest.net (63.225.203.140): -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock error
4:
 '/var/spool/mail/mjhancock'
Oct 29 11:17:15 cobalt6 in.qpopper[5167]: q3net at
slkcdslgw4poolB110.slkc.uswest.net (63.230.17.110): -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock
error
4: '/var/spool/mail/q3net'
Oct 29 11:17:19 cobalt6 in.qpopper[5171]: q3net at
slkcdslgw4poolB110.slkc.uswest.net (63.230.17.110): -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock
error
4: '/var/spool/mail/q3net'
Oct 29 11:17:22 cobalt6 in.qpopper[5173]: q3net at
slkcdslgw4poolB110.slkc.uswest.net (63.230.17.110): -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock
error
4: '/var/spool/mail/q3net'
Oct 29 11:17:27 cobalt6 in.qpopper[5175]: q3net at
slkcdslgw4poolB110.slkc.uswest.net (63.230.17.110): -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock
error
4: '/var/spool/mail/q3net'
Oct 29 11:19:11 cobalt6 in.qpopper[5193]: mjhancock at aqua.mailstart.com
(207.231.76.80): -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock error 4: '/var/spo
ol/mail/mjhancock'
Oct 29 11:19:15 cobalt6 in.qpopper[5196]: mjhancock at opal.mailstart.com
(207.231.76.75): -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock error 4: '/var/spo
ol/mail/mjhancock'

Thanks,

Allan