[NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail slow to respond

[Neil Aggarwal]

Jay:

I checked the nameserver listed in /etc/resolv.conf.  I 
pinged each one and they respond quickly.

I also timed the response.  It takes eactly two minutes to
respond, which is strange.  I can repeat it as many times
as I want and it takes exactly 2 minutes.

Thanks,
	Neil


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org 
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Jay Urish
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:10 PM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail slow to respond
> 
> 
> Usually this is indicative of a DNS problem. Check 
> /var/log/mail and see 
> what it says.
> 
> Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> > Hello:
> > 
> > This is strange.  Today, two different clients called me telling me 
> > that they are unable to send email from Outlook.  They keep getting 
> > a message that their connection timed out when connecting 
> to the SMTP 
> > server.
> > 
> > I am at one of these clients' sites and when I do:
> >   telnet 192.168.1.1 25
> > it takes about 30 seconds to give me a response from sendmail.
> > 
> > I eventually get back:
> >   220 www.homexcorp.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.11/8.12.11; 
> Thu, 12 May 2005
> > 11:55:22 -0500
> > which looks like, but it takes a long time to get it.
> > 
> > I believe this is the source of the problem -- Outlook 
> gives up when 
> > waiting for sendmail to respond.
> > 
> > Any ideas what could be happening?
> > 
> > I find it strange that two separate people called me with the exact
> > same symptoms on the same morning.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> >   Neil
> > 
> > 
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> > Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (214)986-3533, 
> www.JAMMConsulting.com
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> http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com
> > 
> > 
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