OK, if it was sitting with a black screen (no error message) and would complete the connection if you brought up the ISP connection, I suspect that the problem is server side. Are you doing RDNS lookups or using any DNSBLs? Perhaps the server is timing out trying to connect to these to do lookups, and the client is seeing the delay as a failed server connection?
Try (as a test) turning off any DNSBLs and RDNS lookups, then do a client connection (use telnet first, then try outlook if telnet succeeds) with the ISP down and see if it succeeds. At 09:16 10/22/2003, webmaster wrote: >I got no connection at all.. It just sat there with a black screen for a >while and I can keep the connection here down for a real long time so I >would put it back online and then the telnet connection would connect and >pop up.. If needed I will test for longer time frames if you need me too. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tracy >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:12 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [xmail] Re: local sending problem > > >At 09:03 10/22/2003, webmaster wrote: > > > >I tested in the early hours today and this is what happend. > > > >I cut our isp connection and I was able to send an email internally for the > >early 1-2 minutes or so after the internet was shut off, then it got >flakey. > > > >I couldnt even telnet to it. > >When you tried to telnet to it with the ISP connection down, what error did >you get? Did you get an initial connection which was then dropped (possibly >due to RDNS failure on the mail server or some other server related >problem), or did you get no connection at all ("Could not connect to host" >type error)? This would tend to narrow down the problem to either >server-side or client-side.... > > > >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
