onsdagen den 20 juni 2001 01:02 skrev Nick:
> I've also noticed these sypmtoms with Oversize DNS packets.
> there is a few patches that address this issue :
> http://www.lifewithqmail.org/lwq.html#patches
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> Nick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas Rokamp
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:20 AM
> Subject: Connection difficulties
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>
> Hi!
>
> I'm using Qmail with vpopmail as pop3-server, but most of the time when
> clients connect to the server, it takes like forever before they are
> allowed to check for mail. Both external and internal. Internally I thought
> I had solved it, by putting my local hosts into the /etc/hosts file, but it
> doesn't seem to work that well. It still takes too long time to connect.
> Most of the times the connection gets a timeout...
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> (and yes, I think I have been through the faq 3 times... no luck)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Thomas Rokamp
If you run it under tcpserver you could try to use the -HR switch to disable
lookups. I have also noticed that clients behind a firewall sometimes need
the firewall to reply to auth messages (port 113), the -HR switch should
disable this behaviour I think.
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Regards // Oden Eriksson
Kvikkjokk Networks