Mail server journal entries

 

This information might help you understand the codes and messages used in journal entries.

 

Journal entry abbreviations

The following table provides the definitions for abbreviations used in journal entries.

Abbreviation Definition
LIN Local in, received a note for local delivery. The IP address that follows is the host that sent the note.
RIN Relay in, received a note to relay to another SMTP daemon. The IP address that sent it follows.
R Recipient
O Originator
U Undelivered recipient
QTMSINQ Input queue of SMTP
QTMSOUTQ Output queue of SMTP
QTMSBSSQ Holding queue where messages are placed when system storage threshold is exceeded.
QTMSRTQ1 First level retry queue
QTMSRTQ2 Second level retry queue
RRSL Recipient resolved

Each journal entry has a two-character SubTypes or codes preceding it. The first character of the SubTypes or code consists of the function identifier for the entry. The second character of the SubTypes or codes consists of the action that this journal entry is documenting. The function identifiers are listed in the following table.

Function identifier Description
7 Bridge Server Entry
8 SMTP Client
9 SMTP Server
A MSF Non Delivery
B MSF Local Delivery
C MSF Message Forwarding
D POP Create Message
E Send Mail API
F Domino® MTA
G Tunneling Snap-in
H SNADS (Switcher)
I MIME Parser (a local delivery snap-in)
L FAX (Local Delivery)
M SNADS
O Filtering
P MSF SMTP exit for Address Resolution

The following tables provide more detailed information about reading the component journal entries. They are divided as follows:

All of the journal entries documented here use the log entry (LG) type.

 

Log entries for the SMTP client

Type Action SubTypes or Codes Comments
LG Dequeuing of container for processing 8B Just after floater tag is set log dequeue of Mail
LG Successful mail delivery

88
82

Log mail successfully sent Log each recipient
LG Undeliverable mail 83 Log undelivered mail
LG 1st level timeout 8C Log when adding to 1st level retry queue
LG 2nd level timeout 8D Log when adding to 2nd level retry queue
LG Mail is ready to be retried

8E
8F

Log when retried mail put back on QTMSOUTQ
LG COD being sent back to originator 87 Log when COD is enqued on BRSR queue
LG Cannot process, resource busy 86 Log when mail gets put back on QTMSOUTQ because connection matric full
LG Examine recipient records 86 Log when mail gets put back on QTMSOUTQ because recipient status changed, that is MS record resolved ready to deliver the message
LG Undeliverable 87 Log transfer of mail to QTMSINQ for undelivery notice, two places
LG MX query 8K Log a res_send failure and errno of why if failed along with query buffer

 

Log entries for the SMTP server

Type Action SubTypes or Codes Comments
LG Receiving mail

94
91
92
9T
99

Log reception of mail just after receiving ending sequence CRLF <.> CRLF(local) Originator and recipient are logged. Message Size nnnnn where nnnnn is the number of bytes. MSGID
LG Receiving relayed mail

95
91
92

Log MAIL just after receiving ending sequence CRLF <.> CRLF (relayed) Originator and recipient are logged
LG Passing off mail to Bridge server 97 Log entry of MAIL into QTMSINQ (incoming mail)
LG Passing off mail to client for remote delivery 96 Log entry of MAIL into QTMSOUTQ (relayed mail)
LG CONNECTION REFUSED 1.2.3.4.... 9S Log connections refused based on restricted connection settings. 1.2.3.4 is the IP address rejected
LG RELAY REFUSED 1.2.3.4.... 9V Log relays refused based on restricted relay settings. 1.2.3.4 is the IP address rejected
LG Rejected by SMTP server 9W The message has been rejected by the SMTP server

 

Log entries for the bridge server

Type Action SubTypes or Codes Comments
LG Getting mail off of the IN queue 7A Log mail being dequeue from QTMSINQ
LG Passing off mail to SNADS 7O Record successful transfer to QSNADS
LG Putting container on the BUSY queue because of space usage 7L Record when mail is enqueued on QTMSBSSQ because of threshold overflow
LG Getting mail off of BUSY queue 7M Record dequeuing mail from QTMSBSSQ, space was reclaimed and the mail can now be processed
LG Passing message to MSF

7H
71
72

Record when message gets inserted into framework
LG Creation of COD message

7R
7G

Record when COD message gets inserted into framework Log the MSF MSGID because the new COD message is being created
LG Cannot deliver this piece of mail to a recipient

7P
7G

Log the fact that you were creating an undeliverable notice Log the MSGID of the new undeliverable msg notice

 

Message Switching Facility (MSF) exits and creates functions

Type Action SubTyps or Codes Comments
LG Creation of nondelivery message

AP
A1
A2

Record non Delivery message being inserted into MSF
LG Mail is delivered into a POP mail box

B8
B2

Record delivery of message to local pop mail box, ipaddress will be pop mailbox directory. Recipient will also be listed.
LG Sending COD message into MSF

BR
B1
B2

Record insertion of COD message into the MSF
LG Checking availability CN SMTP message Forwarding MSF exit. Record MSGID that was put back on QMSF queue due to SMTP not being started.
LG Enqueuing the mail

C6
C1
C2

Log mail being put onto QTMSOUTQ
LG Use of the Sendmail API

EH
E1
E2
ET

Record creation of message by SendMail API Message Size nnnnn where nnnnn is size of message (all attachments)
LG Mail is targeted to a SNADS bridged remote system

G8
G2

Record when message is tunneled. Include system sent to Recipient.
LG Mail tunneled through a SNADS bridge is received.

GQ
G2

Record receiving tunneled message for local delivery Recipient
LG Address resolution SNADS switches either from/to H1 SNADS switched a message into the MSF
LG Reinsertion of parsed MIME note into framework

IH
I1
I2
IG

Log when the parsed MIME message is reinserted into the MSF.
LG Rejected by Filtering OW Message has been rejected. Whether it was discarded or kept is noted. If it has been rewritten and delivered that is noted.
LG Typed by SMTP Address Resolution MSF exit program P2 Message has been tagged as follows:

  • POP LclDel: Tagged for the POP local delivery exit program to deliver.

  • SMTP MsgFwd: Tagged for forwarding to SMTP to send.

  • SMTP NonDel: Marked for nondelivery notification.

  • Parse: Sent to the parser code.

  • PutBk: Put back into the framework for some other exit to handle (for example, Domino or SNADS).

  • chg to SNADS: Changed the address type to SNADS.

 

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