I just tested that I could get out from the box. Failed to use nslookup to specify the server.
You hit the nail on the head. Had 2 DNS servers in IMail Admin -- the one listed first appears to be failing. Just removed it so hopefully IMail can start to catch up now that it doesn't have to do failed lookups on the bad server before going over to the good server. Thanks all. Gerald On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 21:03:24 -0800 Kevin Bilbee said something about RE: [IMail Forum] flooded queue: > Did you test Scotts DNS question. Can yo do queries from that box to the > DNS > that is in imail. > > Try a NSLOOKUP setting the dns server to the one setup in imail. > > Are the messages in the queue legitimate email or have you been > hijaked??? > Is your server secured from unauthorized relaying??? No Mail relay or > relay > for addresses??? > > > Kevin Bilbee > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gerald > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 8:53 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] flooded queue > > > > > > Yep -- just dropped to a command prompt and did a telnet to port 25 on > my > > own mail server (where these emails are sent from, at home, on a cable > > connection). > > > > Gerald > > > > On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:34:43 -0800 > > Kevin Bilbee said something about RE: [IMail Forum] flooded queue: > > > > > CAn your box make any outbound connections??? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gerald > > > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 8:20 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] flooded queue > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 21:51:53 -0500 > > > > R. Scott Perry said something about Re: [IMail Forum] flooded > queue: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I looked in the spool directory and there are 13,000+ files in > > > > spool AND > > > > > >another 13,000+ in spool/overflow -- OUCH! > > > > > > > > > > Is the CPU usage at 100%? If so, you're probably > > experiencing a very > > > > > high > > > > > volume of E-mail. > > > > > > > > CPU running from 15% to 65% while watching it for 15 or 20 minutes > in > > > task > > > > manager (first thing I checked -- sorry I didn't mention it). > > > > > > > > > If not, you should check your DNS settings in the SMTP section of > > > IMail > > > > > Administrator, and make sure that there is only one DNS > > server listed > > > > > there, and that it is a highly reliable server (preferably one on > > > your > > > > > network). If there is only one listed there, and it is the one > you > > > > > want, > > > > > cut and paste the setting back into the box, and click "Apply". > > > > > > > > As in "reset" the DNS server(s). I currently have two in the box > > > > -- both in > > > > house and reliable. One on each T-1 that comes into the building. > I'll > > > try > > > > that. > > > > > > > > I'm now up to 16,000+ files in both directories only 3 hours > > > > after I posted > > > > my initial message. Any way to cause all inbound messages to issue > a > > > > 'tempfail' reject while the box recovers? > > > > > > > > Gerald -- Gerald V. Livingston II Configure your Email to send TEXT ONLY -- See the following page: http://expita.com/nomime.html 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/
