OK... My queue is now down to 0. I am writing from my server. Let's hope this goes through. What I need to do is figure out what caused:
a) the server to eat all the bandwidth of our T1 b) what caused the queue to get so full and take so long to get out. See response above; Kent Busbee wrote: > [r...@mail ~]# cat /etc/resolv.conf > search ncs-ad.northlakechristian.org > nameserver 192.168.1.5 > nameserver 127.0.0.1 > nameserver 192.168.1.254 > nameserver 207.29.223.56 > nameserver 207.29.223.58 > [r...@mail ~]# > > 192.168.1.5 is my MS ncsw2k3 server > > I don't think dns is the problem > > It looks like I may have been hacked. That would explain my mail > server pegging out the T1 and some domains blocking my emails out. I > believe that it was my mail server b/c the network went back to normal > after unplugging the ethernet to the server. How can I tell if I have > been hacked? What can I do about it? > > Does it make sense that some major sites blocking me would cause me > queue to fill up? Should some emails get through? I noticed that an > email to this list is still in the queue. Why did it not go through? > I am now using my gmail account to get through. > > Oh, and the queue is now down to 138 > > Not a good day for me! > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Phil Leinhauser<p...@teqknow.com> wrote: >> OK, moving any FSMO roles won't have anything to do with your problem >> then. >> The Domain Naming master also doesn't have anything to do with DNS. >> It's >> the central manager for your own AD domain and nothing on the outside. >> I >> was concerned if you demoted a DC that you were getting DNS from. >> >> Where is your toaster going for DNS lookups? Do you have a local cache >> (DJBDNS, tinydns)? If so, is that pointing to the root servers for >> lookups >> or are you forwarding lookups to another DNS? >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kent Busbee [mailto:kbusb...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:21 PM >> To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com >> Subject: [qmailtoaster] Re: bandwidth hog >> >> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Kent Busbee <kbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ok, now I am subscribed in gmail and should be able to email more >> efficiently. >>> >>> DNS warn - I don't think it is that big a deal, and my ISP does my >>> DNS. I >> am sure he is on .com not .org, thus not the same TLD. >>> >>> The problem at hand is getting these messages in the queue out 213 and >> growing. What is preventing the emails from going to the outside world? >> What should I check? >> >> Phil Wrote: >> >>>What do you mean you changed a DC to backup? Is DNS still on it? Is that >> where you are getting dns from? If you removed AD from a DNS DC, then >> DNS >> will be flakey if it runs at all. >> >>>Try random browsing from the toaster and see how well DNS performs. >> >> >> I mean that I moved the Operations Master roll on my MS w2k server and >> moved it to my MS w2k3 server. One of those rolls is Domain naming >> master. However, the DNS seems to be fine. I pinged half a dozen >> random web sites and they are resolved fine. >> >> Kent Busbee Director of Technology Northlake Christian School --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
