On 8/27/06, Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Howland wrote: > > > >I have this problem as well. Mark's response describes my case. In my > >smtp-failures file I get: > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] src]# tail /var/log/mailman/smtp-failure > >Aug 27 04:20:05 2006 (23140) delivery to [EMAIL PROTECTED] failed with > >code -1: (110, 'Connection timed out') . . . > >Aug 27 04:26:57 2006 (23140) Low level smtp error: please run > >connect() first, msgid: > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >I take it that the Low level smtp errors are comming from my MTA > >(postfix). In my case the problem was intermittent untill about a week > >ago when it became steady. I have posted to the postfix list but I > >still have no understanding of who should be running connect(). > > > The "please run connect() first" message comes from low down in the > Python library and is really a message to SMTPDirect. It is a result > in this case of SMTPDirect trying to continue to talk on the > connection that timed out.
Thank you for this clarification. > Is the MTA in the same machine (localhost) as Mailman? If so, we can > rule out a flakey network connection. If not, that may be the issue. > Same machine. > Otherwise, the issue seems to be that Postfix is taking way too long to > handle Mailman's SMTP transactions. > For sure YES. The performance tuning documentation looks at how to move from .2 seconds per table to .002 second. I have 3+ hours/message. > > >Is the reset by peer comming from the MTA or beyond the MTA? > > > The peer is the MTA. The error comes about because SMTPDirect is trying > to close the connection by sending a QUIT and is not receiving a 221 > or any other response; the connection is closed by the MTA before any > reply is received. > I have used both DELIVERY_MODULE = 'Sendmail' and DELIVERY_MODULE = 'SMTPDirect' This just shifts the directory in which the outgoing email is stuck. SMTPDirect leaves them in the out directory Sendmail leaves them in the shunt directory Should this tell me anything about what is wrong with postfix? ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
