Add the -R option to your tcpserver command lines to disable ident lookups.
Without -R, tcpserver attempts to do an ident lookup, which then causes the
10-15 second delay while it times out when the user is behind either a
firewall or NAT which just blackholes your connection attempt.
----- Original Message -----
From: Reid Sutherland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 11:46 AM
Subject: tcpserver and firewalls/NAT
> It seems that tcpserver is having problem communicating with people using
> NAT (Network Address Translation) or are behind a firewall (which for the
> most part is NAT).
>
> I have 2 large scale clients, and they both state it takes them roughly
> 10-15 seconds to send or receive email. I have my smtp/pop3 both running
> under tcpserver. I've tried adding the -o option, but with still no
results.
>
> Has anyone seen this problem, or have an answer for me?
>
>
> Reid Sutherland
> Network Administrator
> ISYS Technology Inc.
> http://www.isys.ca
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