Jan,
The symptom you describe appears similar to what I would expect to see with a
server that runs security software such as dfix or DenyHosts. Basically, these
security softwares are designed to block out an IP address that tries
dictionary attack on a server. Search on "dfix" or "DenyHosts" will give you a
better idea on what they do.
If your problem is due to the security software, one solution is to have your
email host to "whitelist" your IP address.
James
----- Original Message -----
From: Jan Barley
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:42 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Problems with R:Mail
Doug,
The ISP has a policy of no more than I believe 150 emails an hour, and when I
try to configure r:mail to go thru the ISP, it will stop after that many
emails. It was recommended that we instead go thru a mail server, which is how
it was originally set up, so it was changed back, and I am still having the
same problem. Is the ISP involved even when we are using a hosting service? I
did contact the host as well and was told there is no change in policy on their
end. I was also surprised that I couldn't get r:mail to connect using port 465
instead of port 25. I had hoped that might solve the problem. As you can see
from the log, I am not getting any kind of error message from the server, it
simply hangs for about 3 minutes then disconnects without sending the email.
Jan
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Hamilton
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:06 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Problems with R:Mail
Jan, did your ISP change email policy, did you switch to another carrier or
are you emailing through a hosting service that may have changed policy?
My carrier at the office has no restrictions but a hosting site for a
client has a limit of 50 emails every 5 minutes.
Doug
Jan Barley wrote:
Happy Friday everyone!
I have been pulling out my hair trying to figure this one out! I have
had an rmail (2.6) application running smoothly for well over 2 years now.
Then suddenly, it stops working! Now the best case is I can get out 150-200
emails before it stops working, regardless of whether I send them out
individually or by groups of 50. We are using the same mail server, the only
thing that has changed is the router (D-Link Etherfast cable/DSL router). I
have my port set to 25. The Outlook account is set to port 465, but I cannot
get a connection established when I change to that port. After sending out the
group of emails, it will spend about 3 minutes per connection and just hangs.
The log file looks like this:
Stat Connected.
Recv 6/9/2010 12:45:12 PM: 220 nicola.textdrive.com ESMTP<EOL>
Sent 6/9/2010 12:45:12 PM: EHLO KELLI<EOL>
Sent 6/9/2010 12:48:21 PM: QUIT<EOL>
Stat Disconnected.
Stat Disconnected.
Stat Connected.
Recv 6/9/2010 12:48:22 PM: 220 nicola.textdrive.com ESMTP<EOL>
Sent 6/9/2010 12:48:22 PM: EHLO KELLI<EOL>
Sent 6/9/2010 12:51:31 PM: QUIT<EOL>
Stat Disconnected.
Any ideas on what may be happening?
Thanks!
Jan Barley
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