Re: This looks bad. Any ideas?

[Sam]

Doug McClure writes:

> I'm seeing AOL getting deferred like so. Any ideas?

The standard unpatched Qmail cannot handle DNS reply packets longer than
512 bytes.  Some domains, including AOL, now return pretty sizable DNS
packets in reply to MX queries.

Immediate short term solution: run dig, and pick an MX server that appears
to be functional, then drop it into your control/smtproutes, to get the
mail going out immediately.

Permanent solution: patch Qmail.

-- 
Sam