Will, When this happens again could you try start/stopping the queue manager and smtp services in Imail to see if it resolves the issue of not being able to connect to the DNS server.
David B www.declude.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Will Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:49 PM To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] decludeproc causing dns queries to fail Just to clarify... If Imail was not processing, wouldn't the buildup be occurring in the /spool directory itself? Would declude also be affected by such an issue and cause a buildup in the /spool/proc folder? I ask, because my mail is getting built up in the /spool/proc folder, not the /spool folder. As I understand it, declude.exe deposits mail into the /spool/proc folder. The decludeproc.exe server runs to move mail out of this folder into the /spool/proc/work folder for processing and once completed moves it to the /spool folder so Imail may deliver it. Am I missing something? This also doesn't explain why no outgoing DNS queries are allowed while these issues are occurring, such as nslookup (unable to even establish a connection to any DNS server), but once again work when the decludeproc.exe is restarted. To clarify, I am not restarting or changing Imail services in any way. My one and only step to resolve the issue is to stop decludeproc.exe and restart it in services. Nothing else needs to be done. This is the only service I need to touch. I am more than happy to try modifying my setup as a form of troubleshooting, but forgive me for trying to understand the reasoning behind it. Will -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Doherty Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:14 AM To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] decludeproc causing dns queries to fail Will, It is possible that this is not a Declude issue. We had a similar problem years ago with an earlier version of Imail, even before we began using Declude. It turned out that there has been an ongoing bug in Imail about the entry of multiple DNS servers into the SMTP setup page. They say you can enter several IPs separated by spaces, but if you do this, IMail occasionally gets confused and basically stops looking at DNS entirely. This results in quick buildup in the spool and the kind of problems you describe. The cure is to run cache-only DNS locally on the server. Just install the service, set it for Automatic, turn it on, point IMail to 127.0.0.1,an stop/start the IMail SMTP service. This will result in improved performance because all your DNS lookups won't go over your network. You can point the local DNS to your other servers by entering their addresses into DNS in the Network | TCP/IP property sheet. -Dave Doherty Skywaves, Inc. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude EVA www.declude.com] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude EVA www.declude.com] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude EVA www.declude.com] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
