[NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail slow to respond

[Neil Aggarwal]

Jay:

I tried several digs from the machine and several nslookups from
my laptop.  They all come back quickly and just fine.

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 1:43 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
> >>
> >>>17% or more in 6 months or less! 
> >>
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> >>
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