Hi,
I am using exim 4.51 on FC3.
RBL lookups take a very long time if the ip address is not listed, resulting
in, for example:
DNS list lookup defer (probably timeout) for 240.218.158.202.sbl.spamhaus.org:
assumed not in list
The relevant section of my exim.conf is:
deny hosts = !127.0.0.1
message = rejected because $sender_host_address is in a black
list at $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text
dnslists =
sbl.spamhaus.org:relays.orbd.org:dnsbl.njabl.org:dnsbl.sorbs.net
www.dnsreport.com on my mailserver reports:
ERROR: I could not complete a connection to any of your mailservers!
mail.mydomain.com: Timed out [Last data sent: RCPT TO: ]
If this is a timeout problem, note that the DNS report only waits about 40
seconds for responses, so your mail *may*
work fine in this case but you will need to use testing tools specifically
designed for such situations to be certain.
If I comment out that section in my exim.conf www.dnsreport.com reports:
OK: I was able to connect to all of your mailservers.
I've googled and searched the exim archives.
Is there some way I can fix this?
Thanks,
Kerry.
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