On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 06:10:39AM -0600, Marc F. Clemente wrote: > Marc Haber wrote: > >On Wed, Aug 09, 2006 at 11:42:54AM -0500, Marc F. Clemente wrote: > >>I am seeing this bug with exim version 4.62-4. > >> > >>To me, it happens with Thunderbird and Mozilla MUAs (on different > >>computers). It does not happen all the time. If the MUA fails sending > >>the message, a repeat attempt will eventually succeed. > > > >Do you still see the issue on a current Debian stable, testing or unstable? > > > >Does it, for example, happen wir larger (multiple megabytes) or also > >with small ones? > > My problem was lack of entropy. This was verified by checking > /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail while I received a message. I > switched to /dev/urandom and the problem went away (and has not come back).
How did you switch to /dev/urandom? This should not be necessary any more on current versions of Debian, and - depending on the way the switch was done - decreases your security of your entire system. Greetings Marc, suggesting to revert the switch for testing purposes -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
