Try flushing the CACHE and see what happens. On a high volume server I consult on, I have set up a scheduled task to restart the DNS service every 1/2 hour which clears the CACHE.
John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris McElroy > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE:[3] [IMail Forum] Imail Gateway Woes, Suggestions Needed > > >What are you using for DNS? > Microsoft DNS Caching Server Only, I have tried pointing to a > different DNS > server, no luck > > >What version of Declude? > Version 1.75 > > >Are there Q files piling up in the spool\overflow directory? > Yes there are Q Files in the overflow directory, and D files in the > Spool > Directory > > I had 400 Q files in the overflow directory, so I changed my SMTP > Processes > to 30, and went a head and rebooted. I let it run for 10 minutes and boom > 7,600 Q files and growing. > > > > Thanks, > > > Kris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Tolmachoff > (Lists) > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 1:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Imail Gateway Woes, Suggestions Needed > > > What are you using for DNS? What version of Declude? Are there Q files > piling up in the spool\overflow directory? > > John Tolmachoff > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > eServices For You > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris McElroy > > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:55 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [IMail Forum] Imail Gateway Woes, Suggestions Needed > > > > I have two Imail Gateway's both running Imail 7.15, Declude Virus and > > Junkmail, they only relay incoming mail to my POP/SMTP/Web Imail Server. > > One server is a Dual Xeon 2.8Ghz, 1GB Ram, 36GB 15K SCSI. Second is a > > Dual > > PIII 966Mhz, 1GB Ram, 40GB IDE. I have about 100 Domains that are any > > where > > from slow to moderately busy. I have the MX Records pointed so that it > is > > about an equal amount of traffic to each machine. The PIII is starting > to > > become "overworked" so it will start spooling up mail around 13,000 > > Messages > > in the spool waiting to be delivered. So I pointed one of the domains > > that > > is fairly high traffic to my Xeon server. Well about a day later the > xeon > > started spooling up mail around 8,000 Messages in the spool waiting to > be > > delivered. I increased the Maximum SMTP Processes on the Dual Xeon to > > 150, to get the mail delivered. I ran the Imail Log Analyzer and came > up > > with the following: > > > > SMTPD Connections > > > > Total - 379,093 > > Occurrences Description > > > > 2,724 216.74.144.15 > > 2,695 216.74.144.14 > > 2,622 216.74.144.13 > > 953 209.133.28.63 > > > > VERSUS > > > > SMTP Remote Host Deliveries Total - 23,770 > > > > > > I know that this indicates a serious problem. I can't afford for my > mail > > to > > be delayed anywhere from 1 hour to 4 hours, this isn't good business, so > I > > am up for suggestions. I know that there are people on this list that > Run > > Imail Gateways/Servers that see way more volume than I do. > > > > So what should I expect to see from the above mentioned Xeon server Load > > wise? > > > > What do most of you have your Maximum SMTP Processes set to? > > > > Should I replace the PIII with another Dual Xeon and Run ROUND Robin DNS > > for > > load balancing? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Kris McElroy > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > List Archive: http://www.mail- > archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
