Right. It's why I recommend that people use dns forwarders in their caching name servers configuration.
Erik On 2/15/07, Joseph Lundgren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
All, Every time I've encountered mail slowdowns, DNS has been at fault. Sincerely, -- Joseph Lundgren Systems Engineer Peak Internet, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Erik A. Espinoza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:36 PM To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] SLOW SMTP SESSION - RESOLVED It's probable you didn't setup forwarders in your localhost dns server. Erik On 2/14/07, 24x7server <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > dear friends > > the issue of slow smtp session is resolved. outgoing emails are really flying ... > > solution -- We changed the sequence of ip addresses in resolv.conf file and things are super quick now > > > ORIGINAL SETTING > nameserver 127.0.0.1 > nameserver 199.237.48.5 > nameserver 199.237.48.6 > > > CHANGED SETTING > nameserver 199.237.48.5 > nameserver 199.237.48.6 > nameserver 127.0.0.1 > > > rajesh mahadeva > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Thiago - TI - Realeza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com > Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:47:28 -0300 > > >Hello rajesh > > > >I had the same problem as you... > > > >I´ve done these things: > > > >- In /var/qmail/control/blacklists I remove all the blacklist urls and put > >only one: bl.spamcop.net > >- My distro was Fedora 4 with the new (from them) kernel 2.6.17 and I got a > >lot of problems with out of memory and other things... see the attached > >file..what I do is just backup the kernel 2.6.16...Now, everything is OK.... > >the slow smtp stoped... > > > >I don´t know if this gonna helps you...but i´ve solved the problems here > >with it...see your DNS... like other guys says... > > > >regards > > > > > >thiago > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "24x7server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 3:16 AM > >Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] SLOW SMTP SESSION > > > > > >> hi > >> > >> both m/c are dell dual xeon 2.8 with 2 gb ram > >> > >> ips below are allocated for dns server by our isps. > >> > >> the slow machine is slow at the third stage ie sending message. it is fast > >> during the stages -- connecting, authorizing > >> > >> slow machine -- bocacom, florida > >> nameserver 127.0.0.1 > >> nameserver 199.237.48.5 > >> nameserver 199.237.48.6 > >> > >> > >> fast machine -- theplanet, texas > >> nameserver 127.0.0.1 > >> nameserver 216.234.234.30 > >> nameserver 70.84.161.10 > >> nameserver 70.84.160.10 > >> > >> rajesh > >> > >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > >> From: "Eric \"Shubes\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com > >> Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:15:15 -0700 > >> > >>>24x7server wrote: > >>>> hi > >>>> > >>>> both machines use normal port 25 > >>> > >>>/var/qmail/control/blacklists could be the difference then. Are these > >>>files > >>>the same on both machines? > >>> > >>>> however i noted one more point > >>>> on the second machine when we send email to some domain within the same > >>>> machine then it is fast. > >>> > >>>That's to be expected. qmail-send passes the message off to qmail-local > >>>instead of qmail-remote. Sounds like qmail-remote is where the > >>>sluggishness > >>>is. This doesn't make sense though, as the smtp session of the sender (MSA > >>>session) is complete by that point. > >>> > >>>> mails to email ids on remote domains is slow in the "sending message" > >>>> stage > >>> > >>>This is sounding more like a DNS problem. I'm guessing now that it's slow > >>>looking up MX records of recipient domains. > >>> > >>>Is there a DNS cache working on each machine? > >>>What's in the /etc/resolv.conf in both? > >>> > >>>> also i have one more question -- is it possible to disable spam scanning > >>>> for mail submission. i do not wish scan my authenticated users for spam, > >>>> however i wish to maintain virus scanning > >>> > >>>TTBOMK, that's the way the toaster presently operates. When a client > >>>authenticates, RELAYCLIENT is set (which I'm guessing tells simscan not to > >>>scan for spam?). You should see this reflected in the smtp log. > >>> > >>>It'd be good to have your clients use port 587 for submission if that's > >>>feasible. > >>> > >>>> thanks > >>>> > >>>> rajesh m > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > >>>> From: "Eric \"Shubes\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Reply-To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com > >>>> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:38:21 -0700 > >>>> > >>>>> 24x7server wrote: > >>>>>> hi > >>>>>> > >>>>>> we have two different type of installations of qmail toaster on two > >>>>>> different machines > >>>>>> > >>>>>> m/c 1 > >>>>>> redhat enterprise 3 > >>>>>> qmailtoaster without using db for vpopmail > >>>>>> > >>>>>> m/c 2 > >>>>>> fedora 4 > >>>>>> qmailtoaster using mysql mysql 5 db for vpopmail > >>>>>> > >>>>>> both m/c are enabled in the same way with smtp authentication and > >>>>>> checks for virus / spam before sending emails by domains hosted on the > >>>>>> servers > >>>>>> > >>>>>> we find that in m/c 2 > >>>>>> while using outlook express there are three stages > >>>>>> 1) connecting > >>>>>> 2) authorizing > >>>>>> 3) sending message -- slow > >>>>>> > >>>>>> the speed of smtp sessions for the first two stages are similar in > >>>>>> both machines but in the third stage the m/c 2 takes around 7 seconds > >>>>>> where as the m/c 1 sends the message instantly. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> this delay gets troublesome for clients who use mail exchangers for a > >>>>>> large no of email ids. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> any idea what the reason could be ? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> rajesh mahadevan > >>>>>> > >>>>> RBLs? > >>>>> Is either machine using submission (587) port? > >>>>> Is /var/qmail/control/blacklists the same on both? > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> -Eric 'shubes' > >>>>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>-Eric 'shubes' > >>> > >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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