[NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail slow to respond

[Jay Urish]

Damn..
How did Reagan put it? "I just don't recall"


Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> Jay:
> 
> Where shall I meet you so you can buy?  ;)
> 
> Any other ideas?
> 
> 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 2:12 PM
>>To: NTLUG Discussion List
>>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail slow to respond
>>
>>
>>damn.. There goes lunch next week
>>
>>
>>Neil Aggarwal wrote:
>>
>>>Jay:
>>>
>>>I tried several digs from the machine and several nslookups from
>>>my laptop.  They all come back quickly and just fine.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>	Neil
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (214)986-3533, 
>>
>>www.JAMMConsulting.com
>>
>>>FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce 
>>
>>operating costs by
>>
>>>17% or more in 6 months or less! 
>>
>>http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com
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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 1:43 PM
>>>>To: NTLUG Discussion List
>>>>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail slow to respond
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I have seen this before...Damnit,,
>>>>I just remember what the issue was..
>>>>
>>>>I keep thinking DNS
>>>>
>>>>Just cause you ping the DNS server doesn't mean that its 
>>
>>up.. The box 
>>
>>>>could be running but Bind may have puked.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Neil Aggarwal wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (214)986-3533, 
>>>>
>>>>www.JAMMConsulting.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce 
>>>>
>>>>operating costs by
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>17% or more in 6 months or less! 
>>>>
>>>>http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>-----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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (214)986-3533, 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>www.JAMMConsulting.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>operating costs by
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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