Do you see the use of the other mail exchanger as a problem or just curious?
Are you performing a backup at that time? I've seen some servers slow to
crawl and refuse connections when writing/rewinding the tape drive. This
would only be an issue if the tape drive was installed in the mail server
though.
Anyway, might explain why the other mail exchanger is being used if it's not
traffic related.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Weatherhead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Rollover
>Len,
>
>I have only been able to see 1 smtpd32.exe process at one time on the
>server. I have seen 2 smtp32.exe processes.
>
>The rollover happens several times a day. Yesterday the server processed
>over 12,000 messages. If you count the copy all option it processed over
>23,000 messages. The odd part is that some of the rollovers happen during
>off peak times such as between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. Of course most of
>those are mailing list servers sending horoscopes and other necessities of
>life. I inherited this server in August but through some research
>discovered that this has been happening since at least January.
>
>Jason Weatherhead
>SwitchPoint Networks
>Network Systems Engineer
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Conrad
>Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 2:29 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Rollover
>
>
>
>>I have two I-mail servers. One is for Corporate (.com) and one is for
>>customers (.net). I have noticed that some of the E-mail headed for .net
>is
>>being sent to the .com server and then forwarded to the .net server. I
>have
>>included my DNS record for .net. The .com server is setup as a backup
mail
>>server but I am curious as to why the mail is going to the .com server in
>>the first place? Is I-mail out of SMTP processes?
>
>SMTP"D" processes, maybe, look in NT task mgr.
>
>>@ IN MX 10 mail.xxxxx.net.
>>@ IN MX 20 mail.xxxxx.com.
>>
>>When looking at the .net logfiles the same host is sending E-mail directly
>>to .net 5 minutes prior to the mail that goes to .com first.
>
>for many different senders or just one? repeatedly or
>occassionally? If one, that one screwed up. If many and repeatedly,
>better look at why .net is unreachable. I run MX 10 and MX 20 here,
>and have almost no traffic spilling over to MX 20, maybe 1 or 2 out
>of 3000/day.
>
>Len
>
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