RE: [cobalt-developers] slow FTP logins

["Pierre Maloka" <pmaloka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the link. So, if I understand this all, the problem most likely
lies in my ISP. I tried an nslookup and it came back right away. Nameserver
stuff seems setup correctly.

But the mail is still sluggish on sending. This is an on-again/off-again
problem.

So, how do I follow the directions from the web site? I know I'm using
version 8.10... of sendmail. Which of the many .mc files is the one used by
a Qube 3? Is there a GUI setting I can use?

WEB SITE DIRECTIONS:
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To test this (pre-8.7.y sendmail), set the IDENT timeout to zero using:

define(`confREAD_TIMEOUT',`Ident=0')dnl

in the .mc file used by m4 to generate your sendmail.cf file. Alternatively,
if you don't use m4, you can put ``OrIdent=0'' in the configuration file (we
recommend the m4 solution, since that makes maintenance much easier for
people who don't understand sendmail re-write rules, or after you've been
away from it for a while). Either way, this will completely disable all use
of the IDENT protocol.

For version 8.7.y sendmail (and above), you should instead use:

define(`confTO_IDENT',`0s')dnl
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So, here are what I think are the steps, but I hesitate to try it, fear of
breaking things, you know.

1) Add "define(`confTO_IDENT',`0s')dnl" to cobalt.mc in general options area
2) "Build"
3) reboot
4) have zippy mail

Thanks for the help!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gerald
> Waugh
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 1:39 PM
> To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-developers] slow FTP logins
>
>
> Pierre Maloka <pmaloka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>
>
> > I get the same thing on a Qube 3 with e-mail. I use
> Outlook to check my
> > email, and I get timeouts about half the time. Rather than
> use my domain
> > name, I use my local IP address, so I can't even blame the
> "Internet" for
> > this one. Any ideas?
>
> If you do nslookup ip.add.re.ss what happens?
> sendmail will still do a lookup on the ip.add.re.ss.
> Takes time for failure, then it will go ahead and
> deliver the mail anyway.
> Try sendmail FAQ at
> http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.12
> Gerald
>
>
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