>> - Any consistency to the last successful session before a hang?

> None I'm aware of. I've gone through the POP and SMTP logs and there seems
> to be no mention or evidence anything is wrong. Either I don't know WHAT to
> look for, or it just isn't biting me.

So there's no trend in the last, say, 5 users/IPs to log on before the
hang?

If  you  can't  find  a  trend  on  the  user end, you need to do some
baselining  over  time. To see whether POP3 login times get longer and
longer  throughout the day on an empty dummy account, which would show
a  chronic  memory leak, rather than an acute event. You could do this
using  just  about  any POP3 component--the important thing is to time
it.  You  should also set counters on POP3D memory and processor usage
to see what its peak non-fatal usage is.

>> -  What  happens  when  you  Telnet on 110 during these situations and
>> attempt a manual session?

> No, I haven't, but I will the next time it hangs and let you know.

Yes,  do.  And  you  should  create  a  dummy domain that runs off the
Registry to see if it also does not accept logins at that time (it may
not  accept  logins  for  other  reasons  as well, but you could get a
strong negative if it still processes).

>> - Is POP3 becoming unbound from the IP altogether?

> Sorry, I don't get that, how do I know?

Your Telnet would fail immediately, no connection at all.

>> -  What  DB  are  you  using,  and have you tried using another DB for
> testing?

> We use Plat as an external DB, haven't tried another.

I strongly recommend setting up a couple of dummies, one Registry, one
alternate  ODBC--Access,  normally  the  worst,  will even do for this
testing.  (I'm  surprised  Ipswitch  didn't  recommend this, even as a
deflection.)

-Sandy


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