>Just in the past few days we've started to have trouble with one mail
>server (who previously wasn't a problem). Here is the log file; note the
>delay between DATA and the period. What could cause this delay?
>
>
>06:08 11:03 SMTP-(00000202) Connect chesapeake.edu [207.86.237.9:25] (1)
>06:08 11:03 SMTP-(00000202) >MAIL
>From:<<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>06:08 11:04 SMTP-(00000202) 250 OK - mail from
><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>06:08 11:04 SMTP-(00000202) >RCPT
>To:<<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>06:08 11:05 SMTP-(00000202) 250 OK - Recipient
><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>06:08 11:05 SMTP-(00000202) >DATA
>06:08 11:07 SMTP-(00000202) 354 Send data. End with CRLF.CRLF
>06:08 11:32 SMTP-(00000202) >.
You'll see that the delay isn't just between the DATA and the period; it's
taking about 4 minutes to get to the point of entering the data. It sounds
like they are on a very slow link, or have some other type of problem with
their mail server. If it takes 4 minutes before you can start sending the
E-mail (compared to about 5 seconds or so for a typical connection), it's
not surprising that it is taking 25 minutes to send the body of the
E-mail. Something is likely very wrong over there.
If it is happening with other domains as well, I'd suspect a problem on
your end. But if it doesn't happen with mail going to other locations,
it's almost certainly a problem on their end.
-Scott
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