most probably it is the dns setup.
if you do not need to know the names of clients that are connecting,
tcpserver -RHl0 is probably what you want. this won't work out with
tcprules files that carry = for evaluating the $TCPREMOTEHOST variable.
you might check the docs to tcpserver and tcprules:
http://cr.yp.to/ucspi-tcp.html
cheers,
/k
Hank Wethington([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.21 11:02:10 +0000:
> I have about 6 qmail servers up and running in different parts of
> California. For the most part life has been pretty easy with them. I have 3
> machines giving me a headache currently and was hoping for some help. (I
> know 50% is a failing number)
>
> #1) A local machine running RH Linux and qmail 1.03. It had been running
> great for the last 9 months. I recently had an IP change on the machine as I
> switched DSL providers. I made sure all of the control files got changed and
> the new tcp rules added. However, it appears to not want to pop mail with
> out a long delay. My windows clients need to keep hitting wait. It
> eventually works, but it is very frustrating, considering it worked fine
> before the IP change. My guess is it relates to DNS. Am I on the right
> track, or has anyone else seen this? Is there a way I can fix it without
> long phone calls to my provider educating them on DNS and stuff :)
>
> #2) Is rather similar. Was built in house (RH Linux and qmail 1.03)and then
> sent out. Worked fine here, however in the clients location they get
> constant timeouts on SMTP and need to keep hitting wait as well. I am using
> the -R in the tcpserver startup so that it won't try to resolve the local
> IPs, but it is still happening.
>
> #3) Similar still. A large mail server I just built using Matt's BSD-qmail
> toaster setup. In house worked fantastic. Bring it in the field for a small
> ISP, and even trying to do a localhost port 25 connection is taking
> sometimes 10 minutes!?!
>
> All of these problems seem related and it is probably something really
> simple that is driving me crazy. If anyone has input on what I'm doing wrong
> I'd really appreciate it.
>
> Hank Wethington
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