Noticed that sending messages was quite slow, status would say "connecting" and then after a time lag would send in zippy time.
Using Outlook Express as a windows IMAP client, I turned on the logging, and could see that it was a 30second delay between the connection attempt and the interaction. So i figured, this is tarpitting, and it serves me right for doing manual probes from the commandline to test the services. Left it overnight figuring the tarpitting would expire, but same deal today. Have googled the list archives to death, and the site content, and can't find much in the line of info on Tarpitting, except one email to the list that would suggest that tarpitting works per SMTP connection, and that subsequent SMTP attempts are exempt. If thats the case, then either this has changed or my problem isn't tarpitting. I've ran the following tests, setting up the accounts with outlook express (its what just about all my IMAP customers use, so I test with it as much as I can): Machine 1 on siteA - 30 second SMTP delay exported the account so that it can be imported exactly the same on another computer machine 2 on siteA - 30 second SMTP delay ok, so its something to do with my ip address / network, and not machine specific machine 3 on siteB - instant SMTP from the same account meaning that the account itself isn't tarpitted machine 4 on siteC - instant SMTP from the same account back to SiteA - still got the 30 second delay. the tarpitting therefore hasn't expired. I'm not aware of any netwok issues here that would cause this, and I'm inclined to believe that this is tarpitting, and if so, it leads to the following questions: 1) Should tarpitting be this persistent? 2) Should there be a way to un-tarpit my static IP? 3) Is this a bug that has crept in with the new release? Regards, Lisa. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list courier-users@lists.sourceforge.net Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
