Re: [cobalt-users] Raq3 SMTP Issue

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jimmy Gross wrote:

> "The SMTP (mail) server appears to be down.  The mail server may shut itself
> down temporarily under extreme load, so you should also check the CPU load
> on the server.  If the load does not appear to be the problem, try turning
> mail service off and then on within the Cobalt server Control Panel to see
> if
> this corrects the problem.  If not, try rebooting the server itself.  If
> this
> still does not correct the problem, contact Cobalt Technical Support."
>
> ...<stuff snipped from middle>
>
> Also, sometimes it takes 2 to 4 hours or more to receive an email. We have
> done testing by sending an email to myself. Some come through right away and
> others take a long time.

If your server is down, it can't receive the email until it's back up.

Also, check my previous post this morning on how to test your sendmail
from another system.

Jeff
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