Gordon Messmer wrote: > Scott wrote: >> I have some folks working off a satellite connection in the middle of the >> ocean. >> They're being disconnected mid-send due to the variability of their >> connection >> (9600bps). Is there anything I can do on the server side to help prevent >> the >> disconnect for slow connections? TIA. > > That depends on who's dropping the connection. Your best case scenario > is that you'll need to adjust TCP settings on both ends of the > connection. If the client software is timing out and dropping the > connection, you'll probably have to use different client software.
I told them to test the mail.server.serverx.timeout at 600 seconds in Thunderbird to see if it improves. Fingers crossed. > You'll probably need to capture the TCP traffic at the client's end to > figure out why the connection is dropping. Is that possible? Not possible on their end. They're a bunch of sea-sick biologists and oceanographers with application specific computer skills. It's been an issue for years, but now that the instruments are getting more sensitive the data sets are getting larger. The next cruise will have the means to upload via rsync rather than sending via email. It's like teaching old dogs new tricks :^P -Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
