> I've narrowed it down to too many TCP sockets remaining in a > time_wait state during mail delivery.
Clearing TIME_WAIT sockets more quickly: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\TcpTimedWaitDelay Data type REG_DWORD Range 0x1E 0x12C (30–300 seconds) Default value 0xF0 (240 seconds = 4 minutes) Allocating more outbound (client) sockets: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\MaxUserPort Data type REG_DWORD Range 5,000–65,534 Default value 5000 --Sandy ------------------------------------ Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist Broadleaf Systems, a division of Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/download/release/ Defuse Dictionary Attacks: Turn Exchange or IMail mailboxes into IMail Aliases! http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/exchange2aliases/download/release/ http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/ldap2aliases/download/release/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/