does it happen to the same guy? looks like a normal network problem. your mail server can't connect to the remote system. most mail servers process their queue every hour so it may only try 4 times in the 4 hour period before it sends that warning message. the system usually tries to send for 7 days before deleting the mail and giving up. when it happens try to connect to the remote mail server:
run nslookup hit 'set type=MX' enter the domain it will show the MX records(mail servers) for the domain like: > set type=MX > firetrail.com Server: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 firetrail.com preference = 10, mail exchanger = mail.firetrail.com firetrail.com nameserver = ns1.firetrail.com firetrail.com nameserver = ns2.firetrail.com mail.firetrail.com internet address = 208.222.179.30 ns1.firetrail.com internet address = 208.222.179.31 ns2.firetrail.com internet address = 208.222.179.30 try to telnet to the mail exchanger port 25 see if it connects, and/or traceroute it. doesn't look like your using sendmail, but there is probably a command to process the queue again, or restart the mail server usually makes it process the queue again. nate On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, John Davis wrote: davis >Hello davis > davis >I run a small email server. No customers. Friends only. However, davis >I'm getting strange errors occasionally when I try to send mail. davis > davis >here is a copy of a mail which bounced that I tried to send to a friend. davis >Other mail that I sent today worked. davis > davis > davis >Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:05:51 -0500 davis >From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <SKINK-MAILER_DAEMON> davis >To: davis davis >Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours davis >Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (warning-timeout) davis > davis >[-- Attachment #1 --] davis >[-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: 7bit, Size: 0.5K --] davis > davis > ********************************************** davis > ** THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY ** davis > ** YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE ** davis > ********************************************** davis > davis >The original message was received at Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:59:12 -0500 davis >from [EMAIL PROTECTED] davis > davis > ----- The following addresses had transient non-fatal errors ----- davis >[EMAIL PROTECTED] davis > davis > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- davis >Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours davis >Will keep trying until message is 5 days old davis > davis >[-- Attachment #2 --] davis >[-- Type: message/delivery-status, Encoding: 7bit, Size: 0.3K --] davis > davis >Reporting-MTA: dns; suit.skink.net davis >Arrival-Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:59:12 -0500 davis > davis >Final-Recipient: RFC822; [EMAIL PROTECTED] davis >Action: delayed davis >Status: 4.4.3 davis >Last-Attempt-Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:05:51 -0500 davis >Will-Retry-Until: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 09:59:12 -0500 davis > davis >[-- Attachment #3 --] davis >[-- Type: message/rfc822, Encoding: 7bit, Size: 0.7K --] davis > davis >Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:59:12 -0500 davis >From: "John F. Davis" <davis> davis >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] davis >Subject: hello davis > davis > davis ><msg snipped> davis > davis > davis >-- davis >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] davis >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] davis > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 2:42pm up 193 days, 3:05, 2 users, load average: 1.43, 1.18, 1.11
