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Re: recipe suddenly failing (long)

2008-08-18 20:59:35
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008, Ruud H.G. van Tol wrote:

Robert Holtzman schreef:
Ruud H.G. van Tol:

Show us a verbose log.

With logging turned on and vergose set to yes:

You didn't show a verbose log, you showed an empty part of it. I
consider that as wasting our time. Why don't you supply normal details?
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

I was saving a little bandwidth. I had downloaded hundreds of messages and the logfile was immense. What I showed was that there was no mention of backup in the file at that time. Subsequently, a *few* (5 or 6 out of several hundred messages) have begun showing up. If you really want to see the entire file I will try to time a download when there are only a few (50 or 60) messages and send that.

How's this? downloaded 6 messages, none made it into backup

procmail: [15909] Mon Aug 18 16:02:25 2008
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Couldn't chdir to "/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=."
procmail: Assigning "INCLUDERC=/home/holtzm/Procmail/lists.rc"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(plug-discuss(_at_)lists(_dot_)PLUG(_dot_)phoenix(_dot_)az(_dot_)us)"
procmail: No match on 
"TO(grepmail-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(procmail(_at_)Lists(_dot_)RWTH-Aachen(_dot_)DE)"
procmail: No match on "^CC:(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)rpm-list(_at_)redhat(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)slrn-user(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(gnupg-users(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)chevelle-list(_at_)chevelles(_dot_)net"
procmail: Match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)users(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: Locking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users.lock"
procmail: Assigning "LASTFOLDER=/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users"
procmail: Opening "/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users"
procmail: Acquiring kernel-lock
procmail: Unlocking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users.lock"
procmail: Notified comsat: 
"holtzm(_at_)34991024:/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users"
From holtzm  Mon Aug 18 16:02:25 2008
 Subject: Re: [users] Multi-Lingual Environment
  Folder: /home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users                          3915

procmail: [15911] Mon Aug 18 16:02:25 2008
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Couldn't chdir to "/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=."
procmail: Assigning "INCLUDERC=/home/holtzm/Procmail/lists.rc"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(plug-discuss(_at_)lists(_dot_)PLUG(_dot_)phoenix(_dot_)az(_dot_)us)"
procmail: No match on 
"TO(grepmail-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(procmail(_at_)Lists(_dot_)RWTH-Aachen(_dot_)DE)"
procmail: No match on "^CC:(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)rpm-list(_at_)redhat(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)slrn-user(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(gnupg-users(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org)"
procmail: Match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)chevelle-list(_at_)chevelles(_dot_)net"
procmail: Locking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-Chevelle.lock"
procmail: Assigning "LASTFOLDER=/home/holtzm/mail/list-Chevelle"
procmail: Opening "/home/holtzm/mail/list-Chevelle"
procmail: Acquiring kernel-lock
procmail: Unlocking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-Chevelle.lock"
procmail: Notified comsat: 
"holtzm(_at_)11313717:/home/holtzm/mail/list-Chevelle"
From holtzm  Mon Aug 18 16:02:25 2008
 Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] signing off for a while
  Folder: /home/holtzm/mail/list-Chevelle                                  3901

procmail: [15913] Mon Aug 18 16:02:26 2008
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Couldn't chdir to "/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=."
procmail: Assigning "INCLUDERC=/home/holtzm/Procmail/lists.rc"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(plug-discuss(_at_)lists(_dot_)PLUG(_dot_)phoenix(_dot_)az(_dot_)us)"
procmail: No match on 
"TO(grepmail-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(procmail(_at_)Lists(_dot_)RWTH-Aachen(_dot_)DE)"
procmail: No match on "^CC:(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)rpm-list(_at_)redhat(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)slrn-user(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(gnupg-users(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)chevelle-list(_at_)chevelles(_dot_)net"
procmail: Match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)users(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: Locking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users.lock"
procmail: Assigning "LASTFOLDER=/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users"
procmail: Opening "/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users"
procmail: Acquiring kernel-lock
procmail: Unlocking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users.lock"
procmail: Notified comsat: 
"holtzm(_at_)34994939:/home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users"
From holtzm  Mon Aug 18 16:02:25 2008
 Subject: Re: [users] Are the dictionaries (dict-*.oxt) from the OOo v3 downloa
  Folder: /home/holtzm/mail/list-openoffice-users                          3913

procmail: [15915] Mon Aug 18 16:02:26 2008
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Couldn't chdir to "/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=."
procmail: Assigning "INCLUDERC=/home/holtzm/Procmail/lists.rc"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(plug-discuss(_at_)lists(_dot_)PLUG(_dot_)phoenix(_dot_)az(_dot_)us)"
procmail: No match on 
"TO(grepmail-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(procmail(_at_)Lists(_dot_)RWTH-Aachen(_dot_)DE)"
procmail: No match on "^CC:(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)rpm-list(_at_)redhat(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)slrn-user(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(gnupg-users(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)chevelle-list(_at_)chevelles(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)users(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)discuss(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)ubuntu-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)ubuntu(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)ubuntu-devel-discuss(_at_)lists(_dot_)ubuntu(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on "^Reply-To:(_dot_)users(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)social(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)Spamassassin
 <users(_at_)spamassassin(_dot_)apache(_dot_)org>"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)users(_at_)spamassassin(_dot_)apache(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)Alpine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: Match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)fedora-list(_at_)redhat(_dot_)com"
procmail: Locking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora.lock"
procmail: Assigning "LASTFOLDER=/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora"
procmail: Opening "/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora"
procmail: Acquiring kernel-lock
procmail: Unlocking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora.lock"
procmail: Notified comsat: "holtzm(_at_)30698703:/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora"
From holtzm  Mon Aug 18 16:02:26 2008
 Subject: Re: Googlesmithing for beginnners
  Folder: /home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora                                    4941

procmail: [15917] Mon Aug 18 16:02:26 2008
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Couldn't chdir to "/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=."
procmail: Assigning "INCLUDERC=/home/holtzm/Procmail/lists.rc"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(plug-discuss(_at_)lists(_dot_)PLUG(_dot_)phoenix(_dot_)az(_dot_)us)"
procmail: No match on 
"TO(grepmail-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(procmail(_at_)Lists(_dot_)RWTH-Aachen(_dot_)DE)"
procmail: No match on "^CC:(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)rpm-list(_at_)redhat(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)slrn-user(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(gnupg-users(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)chevelle-list(_at_)chevelles(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)users(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)discuss(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)ubuntu-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)ubuntu(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)ubuntu-devel-discuss(_at_)lists(_dot_)ubuntu(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on "^Reply-To:(_dot_)users(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)social(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)Spamassassin
 <users(_at_)spamassassin(_dot_)apache(_dot_)org>"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)users(_at_)spamassassin(_dot_)apache(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)Alpine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: Match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)fedora-list(_at_)redhat(_dot_)com"
procmail: Locking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora.lock"
procmail: Assigning "LASTFOLDER=/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora"
procmail: Opening "/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora"
procmail: Acquiring kernel-lock
procmail: Unlocking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora.lock"
procmail: Notified comsat: "holtzm(_at_)30703644:/home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora"
From holtzm  Mon Aug 18 16:02:26 2008
 Subject: Re: fonts in QT application (Skype)
  Folder: /home/holtzm/mail/list-fedora                                    4766

procmail: [15919] Mon Aug 18 16:02:26 2008
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Couldn't chdir to "/var/spool/mail/holtzm"
procmail: Assigning "MAILDIR=."
procmail: Assigning "INCLUDERC=/home/holtzm/Procmail/lists.rc"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(plug-discuss(_at_)lists(_dot_)PLUG(_dot_)phoenix(_dot_)az(_dot_)us)"
procmail: No match on 
"TO(grepmail-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(procmail(_at_)Lists(_dot_)RWTH-Aachen(_dot_)DE)"
procmail: No match on "^CC:(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)pine-info(_at_)u(_dot_)washington(_dot_)edu"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)rpm-list(_at_)redhat(_dot_)com"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?):(_dot_)slrn-user(_at_)lists(_dot_)sourceforge(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^a-zA-Z])?)(gnupg-users(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org)"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)chevelle-list(_at_)chevelles(_dot_)net"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)users(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: No match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)discuss(_at_)openoffice(_dot_)org"
procmail: Match on 
"(^((Original-)?(Resent-)?(To|Cc|Bcc)|(X-Envelope|Apparently(-Resent)?)-To):(.*[^-a-zA-Z0-9_.])?)ubuntu-users(_at_)lists(_dot_)ubuntu(_dot_)com"
procmail: Locking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-ubuntu-users.lock"
procmail: Assigning "LASTFOLDER=/home/holtzm/mail/list-ubuntu-users"
procmail: Opening "/home/holtzm/mail/list-ubuntu-users"
procmail: Acquiring kernel-lock
procmail: Unlocking "/home/holtzm/mail/list-ubuntu-users.lock"
procmail: Notified comsat: 
"holtzm(_at_)53353676:/home/holtzm/mail/list-ubuntu-users"
From holtzm  Mon Aug 18 16:02:26 2008
 Subject: Re: Upgrade problems 7.10 > 8.04 LTS
  Folder: /home/holtzm/mail/list-ubuntu-users                              3790

All this from 6 messages, Did you really want me to post the log file with 200+ messages?

Your mail problem is probably not about your backup.rc, but about how
your .procmailrc calls it.
After we tortured you for a while, you now told us about that structure,
so when will you spill how you implemented it?

Implemented from ~/.procmailrc:

### Begin Variables Section ####

# Next line is needed if programs are invoked from your procmailrc
SHELL=/bin/sh

PMDIR=$HOME/Procmail      # Make sure this directory exists!
LOGFILE=$PMDIR/pmlog
LOG="
"
VERBOSE=yes
MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail/holtzm        # Make sure this directory exists!

####  End Variables Section; Begin Processing Section  ####

INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/lists.rc
#INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/spamc.rc
INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/basics.rc
INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/backup.rc
#INCLUDERC=$PMDIR/spamassassin.rc

# Messages that fall through all your procmail recipes are delivered
# to your default INBOX. To find out yours, run 'procmail -v'

#### End Processing Section ####
# EOF


(use $HOME in stead of /home/holtzm, and
set MAILDIR to $HOME/mail)

Reason?  MAILDIR=/var/spool/mail/holtzm has been working for years.
I'll consider it if you can supply a reason.

I prefer to use system config settings, like $HOME and $MAIL, for
setting such variables.

This appears to be personal preference. I have cosidered it in the past, but I got sidetracked. I may revisit it. It is a cleaner way to set it up.

  :0 c
  /home/holtzm/mail/backup

You mentioned that "backup" is a file. That recipe has no locking flag.
Is locking arranged at the .procmailrc level?

I would assume so as it has worked well for years. Also, there has never been a lockfailure message.

How many messages does the file "backup" contain? You might be better of
with maildir-type delivery.

667 messages since ubuntu was installed in June. Damn! That means it hasn't worked right since I switched systems. That's strange since the .procmailrc file and Procmail directory containing the backup.rc file were copied from the old system via CDROM.

  :0 ic
  | cd /home/holtzm/mail && rm -f dummy `ls -t msg.* | sed -e 1,32d`

You are sending the full message into that pipe. For what?

Don't know. That recipe was picked off of a web site shortly after I started using Linux (RH6.0!). I knew little or nothing about regular expressions or Procmail recipes at the time. I still don't consider myself a guru. As I've said before, it worked and I never saw fit to
change it.

Many thanks for the time you've put in on this.
--
Bob Holtzman
"If you think you're getting free lunch,
 check the price of the beer"
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