Hello The MaxMTAOps variable have nothing to do with 'dns' name resolution mechanism so dns name resolution problems will 'normaly' not be resolved increasing this parameter (except bug in xmail, but I don't think, dns code is very isolated from mails process in xmail code)..
If you have a 'Mail loop detected', even you can have two sort of reasons : - Real loop : some server in the route resend the mail to one of the previously used smtp servers (or itself) in the 'route' to the last, and your server is one that receive again and again the message (it detect loops regarding smtp headers counting the Received: lines). Nothing to do here on your xmail server to correct this problem, the mail is in a loop, increasing MaxMTAOps will not correct the 'loop' Very likely some chain of forwarding accounts that send to others forwarding accounts, that ... and another forwarding account 'forwarding' back in the chain, in this case find the 'back forwarder' and correct the forward will be the only solution To know if this is the problem, try capture the mail reaching your server again in again (see logs, ... use a filter) and verify the Received: headers chain to see a loop - In normal situation on the Internet it's rare to reach the default 16 'MaxMTAOps', even with big ISP having many servers (front ends, avscan, spam scan, , backends, forwarders, final clients servers, ... if each task in a different server). But if you suspect this is the problem ^(and not a real loop) try increasing by steps (say by 4 step, 20, 24, ...) until the 'loop' detection stops (if you reach more than 32, I think its a Real Loop you detected) Regards Francis -----Message d'origine----- De : xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org [mailto:xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org] De la part de David Lord Envoyé : mardi 16 octobre 2012 18:15 À : U.Mutlu Cc : xmail@xmailserver.org Objet : Re: [xmail] Dbg&Fix: Mail loop detected On 12 Oct 2012 at 16:54, U.Mutlu wrote: > Just wanted to share a "debug session" to trace down a "Mail loop detected" situation: > > A bounce mail with reason "Mail loop detected" is generated under this circumstance: > if it takes too many steps (operations) to get the first MX record > (or the final A record when MX is missing after trying all) > of the recipient domain than what is defined in server.tab under > "MaxMTAOps" "16" I had problems with some mailing lists and over a period gradually increased MaxMTAOps to 28. Oldest server.tab in archive on this server is Jul 7, 2009 and that has '"MaxMTAOps" "28"' and other changes go back to 2005. David > > For example: > I had a mail to an address xx...@embarqnow.net and got that error > because that domain has many nameservers and a depth of 3 levels to > finally get the MX record, but the number of steps to get to the MX > exceeds the above defined 16 ... > _______________________________________________ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail
