diff --git a/check_sympa_spool_msg_dir.sh b/check_sympa_spool_msg_dir.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e08c5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_sympa_spool_msg_dir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,528 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+script_name="$(basename $(realpath $0))"
+working_dir="$(dirname $(realpath $0))"
+
+conf_file="${working_dir}/conf/${script_name%%.*}.conf"
+
+LOCK_DIR="/tmp/${script_name%%.*}.LOCK"
+log_file="${LOCK_DIR}/${script_name%%.*}.log"
+
+# Sending alert messages
+#
+declare -a alert_email_arr=()
+
+declare -a potential_critical_msg_file=()
+declare -a tmp_potential_critical_msg_file=()
+
+tmp_spool_msg_folder_exists=false
+
+
+# -------------
+# - Some functions
+# -------------
+
+clean_up() {
+
+   # Perform program exit housekeeping
+   rm -rf "$LOCK_DIR"
+   blank_line
+   exit $1
+}
+
+echononl(){
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo X\\c > /tmp/shprompt$$
+      if [ `wc -c /tmp/shprompt$$ | awk '{print $1}'` -eq 1 ]; then
+         echo -e -n "   $*\\c" 1>&2
+      else
+         echo -e -n "   $*" 1>&2
+      fi
+      rm /tmp/shprompt$$
+   fi
+}
+
+fatal(){
+   echo ""
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "   [ \033[31m\033[1mFatal\033[m ]: $*"
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "   \033[31m\033[1mScript was interupted\033[m!"
+   else
+      echo "   [ Fatal ]: $*"
+      echo ""
+      echo "              Script was terminated...."
+   fi
+   echo ""
+   clean_up 1
+}
+
+error (){
+   echo ""
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "   [ \033[31m\033[1mError\033[m ]: $*"
+   else
+      echo "[ Error ]: $*"
+   fi
+   echo ""
+}
+
+warn (){
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "   [ \033[33m\033[1mWarning\033[m ]: $*"
+      echo ""
+   fi
+}
+
+info (){
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "   [ \033[32m\033[1mInfo\033[m ]  $*"
+      echo ""
+   fi
+}
+
+ok (){
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "   [ \033[32m\033[1mOk\033[m ]    $*"
+      echo ""
+   fi
+}
+
+echo_done() {
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "\033[95G[ \033[32mdone\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_ok() {
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "\033[95G[ \033[32mok\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_warn() {
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "\033[95G[ \033[33mwarn\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_failed(){
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "\033[95G[ \033[1;31mfailed\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_skipped() {
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -e "\033[95G[ \033[90m\033[1mskipped\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+echo_wait(){
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo -en "\033[95G[ \033[5m\033[1m...\033[m ]"
+   fi
+}
+
+trim() {
+    local var="$*"
+    var="${var#"${var%%[![:space:]]*}"}"   # remove leading whitespace characters
+    var="${var%"${var##*[![:space:]]}"}"   # remove trailing whitespace characters
+    echo -n "$var"
+}
+
+# Check if a given array (parameter 2) contains a given string (parameter 1)
+#
+containsElement () {
+   local e
+   for e in "${@:2}"; do [[ "$e" == "$1" ]] && return 0; done
+   return 1
+}
+
+# Check if directory is empty
+#
+is_empty_directory () {
+
+   # Set the variable for bash behavior
+   shopt -s nullglob
+   shopt -s dotglob
+
+   # Die if no dir name was provided on command line
+   if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then 
+      error "Wrong call of function 'is_empty_directory ()'. 
+
+              Usage: is_empty_directory <dir-name>"
+
+      echo ""
+      return 1
+   fi
+
+   chk_empty_dir=(${1}/*)
+
+   # Unset the variable  for bash behavior
+   shopt -u nullglob
+   shopt -u dotglob
+
+   if (( ${#chk_empty_dir[*]} )) ; then
+
+      # Files found in $1 directory (send false)
+      return 1
+   else
+
+      # Directory $1 is empty. (send true)
+      return 0
+   fi
+   
+}
+
+blank_line() {
+   if $terminal ; then
+      echo ""
+   fi
+}
+
+
+# ----------
+# - Some checks ..
+# ----------
+
+# - Running in a terminal?
+# -
+if [[ -t 1 ]] ; then
+   terminal=true
+else
+   terminal=false
+fi
+
+
+# ----------
+#  Read Configurations from $conf_file
+# ----------
+
+
+# - Give your default values here
+# -
+if [[ -d "/usr/local/sympa/spool/msg" ]] ; then
+   DEFAULT_SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR="/usr/local/sympa/spool/msg"
+else
+   DEFAULT_SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR=""
+fi
+DEFAULT_TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR="/tmp/usr_local_sympa_spool_msg"
+
+DEFAULT_CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS=""
+
+DEFAULT_COMPANY="O.OPEN"
+DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE='Content-Type: text/plain;\n charset="utf-8"'
+DEFAULT_SENDER_ADDRESS="${script_name%%.*}@$(hostname -f)"
+DEFAULT_ALERT_EMAIL_ADDRESSES="ckubu@oopen.de"
+
+if [[ -f "$conf_file" ]]; then
+   source "$conf_file"
+else
+   warn "No configuration file '$conf_file' present.\n
+             Loading default values.."
+fi
+
+
+[[ -n "$TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR" ]] || TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR="${DEFAULT_TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}"
+[[ -n "$SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR" ]] || SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR="${DEFAULT_SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}"
+if [[ ! -d "${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}" ]]; then
+   fatal "Given Sympa's spool message dir \033[1m${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m does not exist."
+fi
+
+[[ -n "$CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS" ]] || CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS="${DEFAULT_CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS}"
+
+[[ -n "$(trim $alert_email_addresses)" ]] ||  alert_email_addresses=("${DEFAULT_ALERT_EMAIL_ADDRESSES[@]}")
+
+if [[ ${#alert_email_addresses} -gt 0 ]] ; then
+   for _email in $alert_email_addresses ; do
+      alert_email_arr+=("$_email")
+   done
+fi
+
+[[ -n "$sender_address" ]] || sender_address="${DEFAULT_SENDER_ADDRESS}"
+[[ -n "$content_type" ]] || content_type="${DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE}"
+[[ -n "$company" ]] || company="${DEFAULT_COMPANY}"
+
+
+# -------------
+# - Job is already running?
+# -------------
+
+# - If job already runs, stop execution..
+# -
+if mkdir "$LOCK_DIR" 2> /dev/null ; then
+
+   ## - Remove lockdir when the script finishes, or when it receives a signal
+   trap "clean_up 1" SIGHUP SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+else
+
+   datum="$(date +"%d.%m.%Y %H:%M")"
+
+   msg="[ Error ]: A previos instance of \"`basename $0`\" seems already be running.\n\n           Exiting now.."
+
+   echo ""
+   echo "[ Error ]: A previos instance of that script \"`basename $0`\" seems already be running."
+   echo ""
+   echo -e "           Exiting now.."
+   echo ""
+
+   for _email in ${alert_email_arr[@]} ; do
+      echo -e "To:${_email}\n${content_type}\nSubject:Error cronjob `basename $0` -- $datum\n${msg}\n" \
+         | sendmail -F "Error `hostname -f`" -f $sender_address $_email
+   done
+
+   exit 1
+
+fi
+
+
+# - Stop here, if these give scripts are running
+# -
+if [[ ${#CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS} -gt 0 ]] ; then
+
+   # - Try using a random start delay to prevent (or at least have a small chance) that
+   # - conflicting scripts will both/all abort if they start at the same time.
+   # -
+   # - !! Notice !!
+   # - This only makes sense if a fixed LOCK directory is used, otherwise the process list
+   # - (and NOT the LOCK-directory) is used to look for scripts running in parallel.
+   # -
+   # - Skip delay if running in an terminal (from copnsole)
+   # -
+   if ! $terminal ; then
+      if [[ "$LOCK_DIR" = "/tmp/${script_name%%.*}.LOCK" ]]; then
+         _shift="$(( $RANDOM % 10 + 1 ))"
+         sleep  $(( $RANDOM % 25 + $_shift ))
+      fi
+   fi
+
+   _stop_running=false
+   for _val in $CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS ; do
+
+      IFS=':' read -a _val_arr <<< "${_val}"
+
+      _script_name="$(basename ${_val_arr[0]})"
+
+      if [[ -n "${_val_arr[1]}" ]] ; then
+
+         if [[ "${_val_arr[1]}" = "CHECK_PROCESS_LIST" ]] ; then
+
+            check_string_ps="${_val_arr[0]}"
+            if ps -e f | grep -E "\s+${check_string_ps}" | grep -v grep | grep -v -E "\s+vim\s+" > /dev/null ; then
+               _stop_running=true
+            fi
+
+         elif [[ -d "${_val_arr[1]}" ]] ; then
+            _stop_running=true
+         fi
+
+      elif [[ -d "/tmp/${_script_name%%.*}.LOCK" ]]; then
+         _stop_running=true
+      fi
+
+      if $_stop_running ; then
+
+         echo ""
+         echo "[ Error ]: The \"${_script_name}\" script is currently running, but it conflicts with this script."
+         echo ""
+         echo "           Exiting now.."
+         echo ""
+
+         clean_up 1
+
+      fi # if $_stop_running ; then
+
+   done # for _val in $CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS ; do
+
+fi # if [[ ${#CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS} -gt 0 ]] ; then
+
+# ----------
+# - Some pre-script tasks ..
+# ----------
+
+if $terminal ; then
+   echo ""
+   echo ""
+   echo -e "   \033[1mDoing some pre-script tasks ..\033[m"
+   echo ""
+fi
+
+echononl "Gather all files 'sympa@*' from folder \033[1m${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m.."
+
+CUR_IFS="$IFS"
+while IFS=" " read -r -d '' _file ; do
+   potential_critical_msg_file+=("$(basename ${_file})")
+done < <(find "${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "sympa@*" -print0)
+echo_ok
+
+if [[ ${#potential_critical_msg_file[@]} -lt 1 ]] ; then
+   blank_line
+   info "No critical message(s) in folder \033[1m${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m found.
+
+             \033[1mAll is fine.\033[m - Script ends here."
+
+   rm -rf "${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}"
+   clean_up 0
+else
+   blank_line
+   if $terminal ; then
+      error "Found some critical file(s) in \033[1m${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m!"
+   else
+      error "Found some critical file(s) in ${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}!"
+   fi
+   blank_line
+fi
+IFS="$CUR_IFS"
+
+#blank_line
+#for _file in ${potential_critical_msg_file[@]} ; do
+#   echo $_file
+#done
+#blank_line
+
+echononl "Create Folder \033[1m${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m if not exists.." 
+if [[ ! -d ${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR} ]] ; then
+   mkdir -p "${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}"
+   if [[ $? -lt 1 ]] ; then
+      echo_done
+   else
+      echo_failed
+   fi
+else
+   echo_skipped
+
+   tmp_spool_msg_folder_exists=true
+
+   echononl "Gather all files 'sympa@*' from folder \033[1m${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m.."
+   while IFS=" " read -r -d '' _file ; do
+      tmp_potential_critical_msg_file+=("$(basename ${_file})")
+   done < <(find "${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "sympa@*" -print0)
+   echo_ok
+
+   #blank_line
+   #for _file in ${tmp_potential_critical_msg_file[@]} ; do
+   #   echo $_file
+   #done
+   #blank_line
+
+fi
+
+
+
+# ----------
+# - Main part of script
+# ----------
+
+if $terminal ; then
+   echo ""
+   echo ""
+   echo -e "   \033[1mMain part of script \033[32m${script_name}\033[m\033[1m ..\033[m"
+   echo ""
+fi
+
+if ! $tmp_spool_msg_folder_exists ; then
+   for _file in ${potential_critical_msg_file[@]} ; do
+      echononl "Copy file \033[1m${_file}\033[m into ${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}.."
+      cp -a "${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}/${_file}" "${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}/" > $log_file 2>&1
+      if [[ $? -lt 1 ]] ; then
+         echo_done
+      else
+         echo_failed
+
+         error "$(cat $log_file)"
+      fi
+   done
+
+   clean_up 0
+fi
+
+_found_file_second_time=false
+for _file in ${potential_critical_msg_file[@]} ; do
+
+   if containsElement "$_file"  "${tmp_potential_critical_msg_file[@]}" ; then
+
+      _found_file_second_time=true
+
+      blank_line
+      echononl "Remove \033[1m${_file}\033[m from directory \033[1m${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m.."
+      rm "${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}/${_file}" > $log_file 2>&1
+      if [[ $? -lt 1 ]] ; then
+         echo_done
+      else
+         echo_failed
+
+         error "$(cat $log_file)"
+      fi
+
+      echononl "Remove \033[1m${_file}\033[m from directory \033[1m${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m.."
+      rm "${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}/${_file}" > $log_file 2>&1
+      if [[ $? -lt 1 ]] ; then
+         echo_done
+      else
+         echo_failed
+
+         error "$(cat $log_file)"
+      fi
+
+   else
+
+      blank_line
+      echononl "Copy file \033[1m${_file}\033[m into ${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}.."
+      cp -a "${SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}/${_file}" "${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}/" > $log_file 2>&1
+      if [[ $? -lt 1 ]] ; then
+         echo_done
+      else
+         echo_failed
+
+         error "$(cat $log_file)"
+      fi
+
+   fi
+
+done
+
+
+# ----------
+# - Some post-script tasks ..
+# ----------
+
+if $terminal ; then
+   echo ""
+   echo ""
+   echo -e "   \033[1mDoing some post-script tasks ..\033[m"
+   echo ""
+fi
+
+
+# If directory ${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR} is empty remove it.
+#
+echononl "Remove directory \033[1m${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m.."
+if $(is_empty_directory "${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}") ; then
+
+   rmdir "${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}" > $log_file 2>&1
+   if [[ $? -lt 1 ]] ; then
+      echo_done
+   else
+      echo_failed
+
+      error "$(cat $log_file)"
+   fi
+else
+   echo_skipped
+   warn "Directory \033[1m${TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR}\033[m is not empty!"
+fi
+
+if $_found_file_second_time ; then
+   echononl "Try to (ee)start sympa service.."
+   systemctl restart sympa > $log_file 2>&1
+   if [[ $? -lt 1 ]] ; then
+      echo_done
+   else
+      echo_failed
+
+      error "$(cat $log_file)"
+   fi
+fi
+
+
+clean_up 0
diff --git a/conf/check_sympa_spool_msg_dir.conf.sample b/conf/check_sympa_spool_msg_dir.conf.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eafec26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/check_sympa_spool_msg_dir.conf.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#-----------------------------
+# Settings for script check_sympa_spool_msg_dir.sh
+#-----------------------------
+
+# SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR
+#
+# Sympa's message spool dir
+#
+# Defaults to: SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR="/usr/local/sympa/spool/msg" if exists
+#
+#SYMPA_SPOOL_MSG_DIR="/usr/local/sympa/spool/msg"
+
+# TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR
+#
+# Folder used by this script to compare content with original messagwe 
+# spool directory
+#
+# DEFAULTS to= TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR="/tmp/usr_local_sympa_spool_msg"
+#
+#TMP_SPOOL_MSG_DIR="/tmp/usr_local_sympa_spool_msg"
+
+
+# CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS
+#
+# The scripts listed here conflict with this script. If one of these scripts
+# is currently running, this script will be stopped.
+#
+# In addition to the script, a LOCK directory can also be specified which is
+# connected to it.
+#
+# If no fixed LOCK directory is connected to the script, set
+# this value to the constant 'CHECK_PROCESS_LIST'.
+#
+# If no value for the LOCK directory is given, the LOCK directory
+# '/tmp/<base-script_name>.LOCK' is assumed.
+#
+#
+# Example:
+#    CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS="
+#       /root/bin/monitoring/check_webservice_load.sh:CHECK_PROCESS_LIST
+#       /root/bin/monitoring/check_remote_websites.sh
+#    "
+#
+# No defaults
+#
+#CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS=""
+
+
+# ---
+# - E-Mail settings for sending script messages
+# ---
+
+# company
+#
+# Example: company="Warenform"
+#
+#  Defaults to: company="O.OPEN"
+#
+#company=""
+
+# sender_address
+#
+# Defaults to: sender_address="${script_name%%.*}@$(hostname -f)"
+#
+#sender_address="check_mm_service@$(hostname -f)"
+
+# content_type
+#
+# Defaults to: content_type='Content-Type: text/plain;\n charset="utf-8"'
+#
+#content_type='Content-Type: text/plain;\n charset="utf-8"'
+
+# alert_email_addresses
+#
+# blank separated list of e-mail addresses
+#
+# Example: alert_email_addresses="ckubu@oopen.de axel@warenform.net"
+#
+# Defaults to alert_email_addresses="ckubu@oopen.de"
+#
+#alert_email_addresses="ckubu@oopen.de"