Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] in mail logs

Does anyone know why my mail logs are full of this entry? I am using SendMail on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. I will provide as much information as requested in order to get some help. Thanks! Nov 1 15:13:52 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: grew WorkList for /var/spool/mqueue-client to 52000 Nov 1 15:13:56 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: grew WorkList for /var/spool/mqueue-client to 53000 Nov 1 15:14:00 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: grew WorkList for /var/spool/mqueue-client to 54000 Nov 1 15:14:04 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: grew WorkList for /var/spool/mqueue-client to 55000 Nov 1 15:14:08 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: grew WorkList for /var/spool/mqueue-client to 56000 Nov 1 15:14:11 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: grew WorkList for /var/spool/mqueue-client to 57000 ===== AND ==== Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1c9013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5796647, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cA013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5796799, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cB013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5796955, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cC013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5797027, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cD013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5797044, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cE013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5797145, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cF013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5797154, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cG013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5797293, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cH013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5797310, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Nov 1 15:14:40 mail sm-msp-queue[5455]: p9VNK1cI013541: to=postmaster, delay=19:51:40, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=5797783, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] Also.. Sendmail is not slow and it sends mail just fine. I'd just like to clear up my logs if possible. Here is my Sendmail.mc file: # define(`_USE_ETC_MAIL_')dnl include(`/usr/share/sendmail/cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl VERSIONID(`$Id: sendmail.mc, v 8.14.2-2build1 2008-01-24 14:29:57 cowboy Exp $') OSTYPE(`debian')dnl DOMAIN(`debian-mta')dnl dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE undefine(`confHOST_STATUS_DIRECTORY')dnl #DAEMON_HOSTSTATS= dnl # Items controlled by /etc/mail/sendmail.conf - DO NOT TOUCH HERE dnl # dnl # General defines dnl # dnl # SAFE_FILE_ENV: [undefined] If set, sendmail will do a chroot() dnl # into this directory before writing files. dnl # If *all* your user accounts are under /home then use that dnl # instead - it will prevent any writes outside of /home ! dnl # define(`confSAFE_FILE_ENV', `')dnl dnl # dnl # Daemon options - restrict to servicing LOCALHOST ONLY !!! dnl # Remove `, Addr=' clauses to receive from any interface dnl # If you want to support IPv6, switch the commented/uncommentd lines dnl # FEATURE(`no_default_msa')dnl dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MTA-v6, Port=smtp, Addr=::1')dnl dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Family=inet6, Name=MSP-v6, Port=submission, Addr=::1')dnl dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp, Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA`)dnl dnl # Be somewhat anal in what we allow define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS',dnl `needmailhelo,needexpnhelo,needvrfyhelo,restrictqr un,restrictexpand,nobodyreturn,authwarnings')dnl dnl # dnl # Define connection throttling and window length define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `15')dnl define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE',`10m')dnl dnl # dnl # Features dnl # dnl # use /etc/mail/local-host-names FEATURE(`use_cw_file')dnl dnl # dnl # The access db is the basis for most of sendmail's checking FEATURE(`access_db', , `skip')dnl dnl # dnl # The greet_pause feature stops some automail bots - but check the dnl # provided access db for details on excluding localhosts... FEATURE(`greet_pause', `1000')dnl 1 seconds dnl # dnl # Delay_checks allows sender<->recipient checking FEATURE(`delay_checks', `friend', `n')dnl dnl # dnl # If we get too many bad recipients, slow things down... define(`confBAD_RCPT_THROTTLE',`3')dnl dnl # dnl # Stop connections that overflow our concurrent and time connection rates FEATURE(`conncontrol', `nodelay', `terminate')dnl FEATURE(`ratecontrol', `nodelay', `terminate')dnl dnl # dnl # If you're on a dialup link, you should enable this - so sendmail dnl # will not bring up the link (it will queue mail for later) dnl define(`confCON_EXPENSIVE',`True')dnl dnl # dnl # Dialup/LAN connection overrides dnl # include(`/etc/mail/m4/dialup.m4')dnl include(`/etc/mail/m4/provider.m4')dnl dnl # dnl # Default Mailer setup MAILER_DEFINITIONS MAILER(`local')dnl MAILER(`smtp')dnl

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