No Imail does not over run it (my imail and DNS are on the same server) What
happens is when the server is on the net no one can reach the DNS to resolve
the addi.
-----Original Message-----
From: Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, April 06, 2000 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Using a DoD connection disables DNS
>
>>I have my system dialing the internet every hour to send all qued SMTP
>>email, the problem is that while connected it apears to disable the DNS
>>for a while. Any idea what causes this. This means that essentially my
>>server is unavailable during the time that it is sending internet
messages.
>
>wow, superb collateral damage!! vbg
>
>What's your DNS named.run log file say?
>
>If by 'disable' you really mean that Imail overwhelms your DNS with MX
>queries while Imail is trying to dump the outgoing, then I think maybe you
>need a better DNS pgm, or a more powerful machine, or a faster line.
>
>I imagine see how Imail's queries, and Imail's outgoing traffic on the same
>dial-up line as the DNS is using to make its queries, could produce a fully
>booked pipe.
>
>Len
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