Does the DNS stop about every 2 1/2 days. If so turn off monitoring of the web service in the imail monitor. You will probably find a slew of TCI/IP ports in the WAIT state. Run "netstat -an" from a command prompt when having the problem.
Kevin Bilbee > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Will > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:49 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.
