On 9/24/2014 8:18 AM, Tonix - Antonio Nati wrote:
> Il 24/09/2014 16:08, Tonix - Antonio Nati ha scritto:
>> Il 24/09/2014 15:01, Eric Broch ha scritto:
>>> On 9/24/2014 1:07 AM, Tonix - Antonio Nati wrote:
>>>> Il 23/09/2014 18:28, Eric Broch ha scritto:
>>>>> On 9/22/2014 5:39 PM, Eric Broch wrote:
>>>>>> On 9/22/2014 4:43 PM, Eric Shubert wrote:
>>>>>>> Nice info, Tonino. I know that SPF failures used to do that too,
>>>>>>> but I
>>>>>>> think we have a log message for that now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sounds to me like TLS may be failing. I'd turn on spamdyke's
>>>>>>> detailed
>>>>>>> logging. It'll show you the details of what's going on.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks! I'll increase spamdyke log-level.
>>>>>>
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>>>>> Hello list,
>>>>>
>>>>> I implemented the log-level setting in spamdyke to 'excessive' and
>>>>> the
>>>>> log results are below:
>>>>>
>>>>> @400000005421856d2ff92a84 tcpserver: pid 15364 from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>>>>> @400000005421856d2ffa8244 tcpserver: ok 15364
>>>>> mail.acemt.com:yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy:25 :xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx::26232
>>>>> @400000005421856d3029c004 spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_rdns_missing()@filter.c:986): checking for missing rDNS;
>>>>> rdns: theirmail.theirdomain.com
>>>>> @400000005421856d302a21ac spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_rdns_whitelist_file()@filter.c:1094): searching rDNS
>>>>> whitelist file(s); rdns: theirmail.theirdomain.com
>>>>> @400000005421856d302a9ac4 spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_rdns_blacklist_file()@filter.c:1198): searching rDNS
>>>>> blacklist file(s); rdns: theirmail.theirdomain.com
>>>>> @400000005421856d302b0c0c spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_ip_whitelist()@filter.c:1267): searching IP whitelist
>>>>> file(s); ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>>>>> @400000005421856d302bcb74 spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_ip_blacklist()@filter.c:1318): searching IP blacklist
>>>>> file(s); ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>>>>> @400000005421856d302c9e64 spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_ip_in_rdns_whitelist()@filter.c:1419): checking for
>>>>> IP in
>>>>> rDNS +keyword(s) in whitelist file; ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx rdns:
>>>>> theirmail.theirdomain.com
>>>>> @400000005421856d302d271c spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_ip_in_rdns_blacklist()@filter.c:1372): checking for
>>>>> IP in
>>>>> rDNS +keyword(s) in blacklist file; ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx rdns:
>>>>> theirmail.theirdomain.com
>>>>> @400000005421856d302d5214 spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_dns_rbl()@filter.c:1684): checking DNS RBL(s); ip:
>>>>> theirmail.theirdomain.com
>>>>> @400000005421856d33e291e4 spamdyke[15364]:
>>>>> DEBUG(filter_earlytalker()@filter.c:1856): checking for earlytalker;
>>>>> delay: 1
>>>>> @40000000542185a9306b495c tcpserver: end 15364 status 0
>>>>>
>>>>> The connection seems to stop after the 'earlytalker' filter, but
>>>>> I'm not
>>>>> sure this would be the cause. Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
>>>> Eric,
>>>>
>>>> who is sending: a remote server, or a remote client?
>>>>
>>>> Tonino
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> Hi Tonino,
>>>
>>> I think I understand your question. The sender is an MS Exchange
>>> server.
>>>
>>> And, I don't think I've stated this  before, but we're having trouble
>>> both sending and receiving email. When they send email from their
>>> Exchange server it connects to our QMT host and disconnects right away
>>> without delivering the mail only to be delivered some time later from
>>> hours to up to a day and a half. And, this is true when we send
>>> email to
>>> them from our QMT host to their Exchange server. It makes me believe
>>> something is going on in-between the two hosts. One email sat in the
>>> QMT
>>> queue for hours.
>>>
>>> In testing, when I telnet to their Exchange server on port 25 there
>>> is a
>>> very long delay--up to 75 seconds, which indicates to me that something
>>> is wrong on their end or something is blocking the connection. Using
>>> Wireshark to examine this test, our QMT host sends 5 SYN packets (when
>>> there should only be one) and then is responded to with a SYN, ACK
>>> packet by their Exchange server after the 5th; then our QMT host sends
>>> an RST packet. During this delay if I open up another terminal and
>>> telnet to their Exchange server on port 25, I receive their SMTP
>>> greeting immediately. Upon subsequent telnet(s) on port 25 it always
>>> connects. If I wait 5 minutes or more in between telnet(ing) on port 25
>>> their is a long delay, again.
>>>
>>> I hope all of this makes sense to you. It is quite disconcerting to be
>>> able to send and receive email from or to anywhere except one host.
>>> Their IT staff claims the same thing, that is, that our QMT host is the
>>> only host they are having trouble with in send/receiving email.
>>>
>>> I'm going to set up spamdyke as EricS has recommended and see what
>>> happens.
>>
>> Just thinking loudly...
>
> Just to avoid confusion, all problems here listed are referred to
> exchange server side, not your side :-)
>
>>
>> 1) It looks like they could have DNS problems. If first connection is
>> slow, and second is quick, it looks like a dns query slow in first
>> attempo, but already in cache in the second... and then again slow on
>> third attempot after a few minutes because cache life is too short.
>> 2) Check on exhange server
>> http://mikecrowley.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/delayed-smtp-acknowledgement/
>>
>> 3) if they have firewall, check command EHLO is accepted.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tonino
>>
>>
>>>
>>> EricB
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Thanks Tonino, I don't think it our side either.

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