Would that show as a connection refused then? Or would they just drop it once the connection is made?
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Christopher M. Iarocci" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:35:56 -0500 >It seems Hotmail is doing all kinds of wonderful stuff. For instance, I can >connect to their mailserver from where I am right now (work), but from home, >I suddenly can not. I think they're blocking all sorts of IP blocks from >sending to them, especially cable/dsl IP blocks. You might/could be in one >of the blocks they set up. > >Chris > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Travis Rabe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:12 PM >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] SMTP Clogging..... > > >I am starting to see this as well, but only as a result of the Hotmail slow >down. The connection is tried 25 times, then finally bounced. In the >meantime it sits in the spool with all of the other messages. > >Travis > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Len Conrad >> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:41 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] SMTP Clogging..... >> >> >> >> >.... and I am not referring to dancing ..... >> >> In Texas, you can't dance on the tables until you take your spurs off. >> >> >For about the last 36 hours or so, we have had mail backing up in the >> >spool. >> >> FAQ it, here we go again ... >> >> > The problem seems to be with mail that is being sent to domains >> >not on our server (inbound that we relay for). Some mail moves fine, I >> >can send mail to my hotmail account and it arrives in just a few >> >seconds. I can send mail from the outside to myself and it arrives just >> >as quick. BUT, if mail is destined for one of the domains that we run >> >primary MX for, then it just sits there. I can't force it, I empty the >> >spool folder and it fills back up, I tried relaying it through one of >> >our smtp relay boxes and that worked somewhat, but that does not explain >> >the problem. >> >> I had an IMGate user with that exact pb, but with a IMail lists. >> All went >> really fast, even big one, but one just sat there in queue, no kicking >> would help. NO msg in the logs about deferral reason, and we had the >> impression that SMTP was not even trying to pick them. Then, one >> would go, >> but no others. >> >> >I have over 700 messages in the queue, with the oldest one currently at >> >3:30 PM yesterday. There are some 1200+ files in the spool folder (not >> >counting the log files). >> >> >> > >From everything that I have been reading since yesterday, it appears to >> >be a DNS issue, but I can't verify. The box seems to be able to resolve >> >DNS, but nothing else makes any sense. Is there some error to look for >> >that would point to DNS? >> >> the hosts you relay for are not resolved in DNS at all, but in >> windows host >> file. has something/body scrogged that? >> >> >Will somebody please point out the obvious so I can get back to doing >> >real work? >> >> my IMGate/IMail client and I could do absolutely nothing to get >> those list >> messages to go out. it took 3 days. >> >> but check your hosts file, >> >> Try MS ping a domain name in hosts file, that should tell if the ip is >> findable and correct >> >> Len >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing- lists.html >> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum% 40list.ipswitch.com/ >> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum% 40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.458 / Virus Database: 257 - Release Date: 2/24/2003 > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum% 40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > ________________________________________________________________ Get your own evilemail.com address at http://www.evilemail.com To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
