Jake Vickers wrote: > Stanimir Markov wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> this is my first post to this list, so I'm going straight to the problem: >> >> from several days, I see the following message in my >> /var/log/qmail/send/current >> >> 2007-02-14 13:41:00.040018500 delivery 104: deferral: >> CNAME_lookup_failed_temporarily._(#4.4.3)/ >> >> >From what I've researched on the web >> (http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/28942 >> <http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/28942>) , this >> issue is dated back in 2003-2004, and should be fixed already in the >> current toaster version. I've upgraded my qmailtoaster on 25 Nov 2006 >> for the last time. >> >> This issue happens, because I'm using my ISP name servers (BIND 9.3.3) >> witch returns some additional records for related to the DNSSEC , and >> the ANY query size for the particular domain that causes me troubles >> is ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 926 >> >> I've downloaded the qmail-toaster-1.03 (1.3.12) rpm , and it looks >> like the following patch is not included : >> >> "Christopher K. Davis has a patch to accept oversize DNS packets >> <http://www.ckdhr.com/ckd/qmail-103.patch> which works on both qmail's >> dns.c and tcpserver's dns.c. If you don't want to patch qmail, you can >> ameliorate the problem somewhat using djbdns >> <http://www.tinydns.org/>, which returns only the records you ask for, >> making for a smaller ANSWER section." >> >> Or at least I could not find it anywhere ... the SPECS file however >> says it's there since build-05.
> Hmm. The patch was in there by default from last I knew. It may have > been forgotten to be put in. I'll let the powers-that-be that maintain > the package answer that one. I'm sure that EE/Nick will fill us in on this one. > I had this problem a long time ago with a couple domains; sympatico.ca > and another one (don't remember). What I did to fix this temporarily > (which is in fact still in place 3 years later) was to add a SMTP route > for the domain that is having the CNAME errors: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /var/qmail/control/smtproutes > sympatico.ca:209.226.175.87 > > I also wrote up a wiki page about it > (http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/Smtproutes). It does have > drawbacks; since you're targeting only 1 server for that domain, if that > particular server happens to be down it won't try any others, etc. But > QMail has it's own "quirks" with SMTP anyway - it only tries 1 SMTP > server; if it gets an answer (even an error), it does not move up to the > next MX record in DNS anyway, just keeps at the one that gave it AN answer. > Hope that helps some. That's certainly nice to know, Jake. Will you create a flyspray task for this quirk? Then we'll at least have some record of it. -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
