> we use plan 9 as our main mail transfer agent. > i've noticed that gmail has problems connecting > to use. people sending messages to us get > connection timed out errors. gmail keeps trying > and in most cases the mail gets thru. anyone > else seeing this? are we the only ones using this as > the primary emailer? i think 1127 gets their mail > from the main bell labs mailer.
Have you looked at /sys/log/smtpd.mx? Maybe there is some matching info to help you identify the hold up. This beast occasionally saturates, but it's usually because I trigger a mail flood. ++L