Ian,
If IMail is installed to a directory or path that has a 'space' in the name,
a delay of 1 Queue Timer interval is a common symptom (and others are
possible!).
Daniel Donnelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian B. Carswell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Imail Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:37 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] strange lag time
> I recently began using Imail to send out SMS text messages to large groups
> of pagers. The pagers are accessed via device email address, all of them
> pagenet.net. I'm addressing the mass email to myself and BCCing the
pagers
> at 250 addresses per email.
>
> Queuing happens quickly enough, only takes about 17 seconds for 1000
> addresses. The problem is that the emails just sit there...doing nothing
> for anywhere from 1 to 3 hours! After the lag time they send just fine.
>
> I'd suspect pagenet's end, but I could find no connection attempts or
> rejections to pagenet in the logs between the queuing and the sending an
> hour later. As far troubleshooting goes, I've increased available SMTP
> connections, shortened the queue timer to 10 minutes, and tried sending to
> more and fewer addresses per email. Below I've included part of the log
> from one attempt (I realize line length will screw up the formatting of
the
> log clip, sorry).
>
> Anyone have any idea what causes this lag time?
>
> 20010104 165413 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0001020A) [64.37.221.182] RCPT
> TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20010104 165413 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0001020E) [64.37.221.182] RCPT
> TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> ***...time passing, hundreds of addresses added...***
>
> 20010104 165429 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (00010210) [64.37.221.182] RCPT
> TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20010104 165430 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (0001020A) [64.37.221.182] RCPT
> TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> ***...loads of time passes...***
>
> 20010104 174917 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) Trying pagenet.net (0)
> 20010104 174922 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (04110092) [64.37.221.182] connect
> 207.46.208.138 port 2378
> 20010104 174922 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (04110092) [207.46.208.138] EHLO
> mail-01.mobile.msn.com
> 20010104 174922 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (04110092) [207.46.208.138] MAIL
> FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20010104 174922 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (04110092) [207.46.208.138] RCPT
> TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20010104 174923 127.0.0.1 SMTPD (04110092) [207.46.208.138]
> D:\spool\D0c02092.SMD 726
> 20010104 174923 127.0.0.1 SMTP (301) processing
D:\spool\Q0c02092.SMD
> 20010104 174923 127.0.0.1 SMTP (301) finished D:\spool\Q0c02092.SMD
> status=1
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) Connect pagenet.net
> [206.97.248.10:25] (1)
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) 220 email1.pagenet.net Simple
> Mail Transfer Service Ready
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) >EHLO vibesmedia.com
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) 500 Syntax error, command
> unrecognized
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) >HELO vibesmedia.com
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) 250 email1.pagenet.net
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) >MAIL
> FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) 250 OK
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) >RCPT
> To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) 250 OK
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) >RCPT
> To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20010104 174932 127.0.0.1 SMTP (325) 250 OK
>
> ***..rest of messages go on out fine...***
>
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