On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 13:00, David wrote: > > I'm using sendmail 8.9.3 and I've suddenly started having serious problems > with delayed mail delivery. The only symptoms I can find are: > > * a very large number of NOQUEUE entries on the maillog > * processes that look like this: > 32559 ? S 0:00 sendmail: startup with f244.law12.hotmail.com > * very long delays in receiving mail (up to several days) > * some individuals complaining about "unable to connect" or mail > delayed messages from their mail servers (I don't have any original header > to check though). >
OK, firsly have you checked if you're running an open relay. If you're seeing a lot of mail to hotmail accounts and you're not (as in the company) sending it - I would guess you've got an open relay. Secondly, check your mail logs for errors Thirdly, check your dns etc Feel free to contact me off list to discuss this further. Greeno -- Tony Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GnuPG Key : 1024D/B5657C8B Key fingerprint = 9ED8 59CC C161 B857 462E 51E6 7DFB 465B B565 7C8B -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
