Re: [cobalt-users] Raq550: Slow E-mail Sending

[Larry Smith <lesmith@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 02 December 2002 07:13 am, John D. Gorena wrote:
> Yes, I did get that problem fixed - no change in the problem of slow
> Sending on E-mail.
> John
> Gerald Waugh wrote:
> > On Sun, 1 Dec 2002, John D. Gorena wrote:
> > > I seem to have a problem on the Raq550.  I can download my e-mail
> > > quickly but the sending of e-mail takes along time and we are getting
> > > server timeouts.
> > > JMG-Enterprises.com is one of the domains on the Raq550.  Though all
> > > the domains have this problem.
> > > What could cause this?  Is there a setting on the Raq550 that will
> > > force shorter send mail times?
> > Odd, are you still having this problem?
> > reverse lookups seem to work.
> > dig -x 65.169.119.101
> > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> > 101.119.169.65.in-addr.arpa.  58m42s IN PTR  jmgenterprises.com.
> >
> > Gerald

John, Gerald,

  Hmmm, appears that DNS is your issue on the sending side.  The server is 
attempting to "resolve" who you are (your sending IP) and whether or not you 
should be allowed to relay).  Here is what I "see" when I ask about your 
server names and NS records:

root: host -t ns ns2.jmgenterprises.com

root: host 65.169.119.102
102.119.169.65.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer jmgenterprises.com
root: host 65.169.119.101
101.119.169.65.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer jmgenterprises.com
root: host -t ns ns1.jmgenterprises.com
There is an entry for this host, but it doesn't have a Name Server.


Appears that all your IP addresses have just "jmgenterprises.com" as the 
direct name and that neither one says it is authoratative for the domain (no 
NS records) but your Internic records say that ns1.jmgenterprises.com at IP 
65.169.119.101 is the primary NS and that ns2.jmgenterprises.com at IP 
65.169.119.102 is the secondary....

When I connect to your nameserver (ns1) and ask (set querytype=any) who your 
IP is (4.47.37.148) it times out and says no answer - - which is apparently 
where your "long" times are coming from on your sending side.

Check your logs (/var/log/maillog) and see what it says about your sending 
mail.  It should shed some clues.


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Larry Smith
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