Delivery temporarily suspended: connect to 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]: Connection

Question

All in mail in or out is sitting in the queue. I have restarted the mail server and also the entire xserve box.
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name: Xserve G5
Machine Model: RackMac3,1
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2.3 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 1.15 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.7f2
Server Version: Mac OS X Server 10.4.10 (Build 8R218)
No matter who sends or is going to receive the email I get the following message in the queue:
delivery temporarily suspended: connect to 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]: Connection refused
here is the config
ns1:~ administrator$ postconf -n
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debugpeerlevel = 2
enableserveroptions = yes
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = all
localrecipientmaps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps
luser_relay =
mail_owner = postfix
mailboxsizelimit = 0
mailbox_transport = cyrus
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
messagesizelimit = 52428800
mydestination = $myhostname,localhost.$mydomain,ms1.rigginsconst.com,ms1.rigginsconstruction.co m,rigginsconst.com,rigginsconstructions.com,mail.rigginsconst.com
mydomain = rigginsconst.com
mydomain_fallback = localhost
myhostname = rigginsconst.com
mynetworks = 67.94.43.194,64.208.56.97,216.237.12.146,66.162.217.99,66.162.217.100,66.162.21 7.101,66.92.226.25,208.254.27.248,194.133.15.69,66.249.2.114,64.34.161.7,74.7.73 .178,74.7.73.179,74.7.73.180,69.162.84.11,216.237.12.147,66.92.226.26,66.92.226. 27,66.92.226.28,66.92.226.29,66.92.226.30,208.254.27.249,208.254.27.250,208.254. 27.251,66.249.2.115,66.249.2.116,66.249.2.117,66.249.2.118,74.7.73.181,74.7.73.1 82,74.7.73.183,74.7.73.184,127.0.0.1,74.7.73.189,74.7.73.190
mynetworks_style = host
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
queue_directory = /private/var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/examples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
setgid_group = postdrop
smtpdpw_server_securityoptions = login,plain,gssapi,cram-md5
smtpdrecipientrestrictions = permitsasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauthdestination,permit
smtpdsasl_authenable = yes
smtpdtls_keyfile =
smtpduse_pwserver = yes
unknownlocal_recipient_rejectcode = 550
virtualmailboxdomains =
virtual_transport = virtual
ns1:~ administrator$
if I try
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.amavis.amavisd.plist
as was pointed out in another post, the mail log shows:
Oct 19 14:46:20 ns1 sudo: administrator : TTY=ttyp1 ; PWD=/Users/administrator ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.amavis.amavisd.plist
Oct 19 14:46:21 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:46:21 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:46:21 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 9 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:46:21 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:46:29 ns1 sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=cyrusimap ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/cyrus/bin/cyrus-quota -r
Oct 19 14:46:31 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:46:31 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:46:31 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 8 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:46:31 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:46:41 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:46:41 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:46:41 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 7 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:46:41 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:46:50 ns1 pop3[3528]: login: [74.7.73.178] info APOP User logged in
Oct 19 14:46:50 ns1 pop3[3527]: login: [74.7.73.178] kimiko APOP User logged in
Oct 19 14:46:52 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:46:52 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:46:52 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 6 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:46:52 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:47:02 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:47:02 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:47:02 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 5 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:47:02 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:47:13 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:47:13 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:47:13 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 4 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:47:13 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:47:23 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:47:23 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:47:23 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 3 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:47:23 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:47:32 ns1 sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=cyrusimap ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/cyrus/bin/cyrus-quota -r
Oct 19 14:47:34 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:47:34 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:47:34 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 2 more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:47:34 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:47:44 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:47:44 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:47:44 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: 1 more failure without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Oct 19 14:47:44 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: will restart in 10 seconds
Oct 19 14:47:50 ns1 pop3[3528]: login: [74.7.73.178] info APOP User logged in
Oct 19 14:47:50 ns1 pop3[3528]: login: [74.7.73.178] kimiko APOP User logged in
Oct 19 14:47:54 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: exited with exit code: 255
Oct 19 14:47:54 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: respawning too quickly! throttling
Oct 19 14:47:54 ns1 launchd: org.amavis.amavisd: too many failures in succession
Oct 19 14:48:01 ns1 postfix/smtpd[3591]: auxpropfunc error no mechanism available\n
Where to go from here?

Answer 1

you can clear your queue by temporarily disabling the content filter.
once you catch your breath, take a look at amavisd.log when you issue:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.amavis.amavisd.plist
The problem may be revealed down to the line#.
-or-
revert to a previous version of amavisd.conf
Jeff