Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-16 Thread Filippo Carletti
[ unexplainable huge phone bill ] > You are right, those comments don't help anyone and I apologise for making > them. The reason that more infomation has not been forthcoming from me is > that the server in question no longer exists. I control both sides of a SME dialup connection (hint: I hel

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-16 Thread Mark Wilkinson
om: Charlie Brady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday 15 July 2002 9:47 PM > To: Mark Wilkinson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion > > > > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Mark Wilkinson wrote: > > > Hmmm... must ha

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion)

2002-07-16 Thread Brandon Friedman
Gordon, Along with the improvements of diald, I have found another useful change for qmail: http://www.leverton.org/qmail.html Extract: With this patch, which modifies only qmail-send, it's possible to hold and release the remote delivery queue at will, using a new parameter "holdremote", whi

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-16 Thread Charlie Brady
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Mark Wilkinson wrote: > I will setup another server with the same configuration and see if I can > replicate the problem. Is it possible that the problem could have been > hardware? Anything is possible, but I would be surprised. A faulty modem can be ruled out, as no dia

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion)

2002-07-15 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 11:17:14AM -0400, "Smith, Jeffery S (Scott)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gordon > > Wouldn't this (and similar research items) be a good candidate for a survey > on the e-smith.org home page? Doesn't nuke provide for such things? Yes and yes, though I think it would be

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion)

2002-07-15 Thread Brandon Friedman
Gordon, Just reading through more of the diald filters: # If you are running named, then it will send data across the link # periodically to synchronize against other domain name servers. # Since this can happen at any time, it is undesirable to keep the # link up for it. Therefore, we ignore any

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion)

2002-07-15 Thread Brandon Friedman
Gordon Rowell wrote: > Here's a good exercise which will help us determine what could be tuned > and how - fill out the following tables (in text please) for your > environment. > > I think Brandon has volunteered to collate the information :-) Yep no-problem, I have my mysql database setu

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Brandon Friedman
It "SEEMS" Charlie that you need a bit more coffee :) You don't have to scrutinize each word.just think out aloud here! My questionactually nevermind I will research first before asking it.! Charlie Brady wrote: > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Brandon Friedman wrote: > > >>h I agreed.

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion)

2002-07-15 Thread Smith, Jeffery S (Scott)
M > Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: > [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion) > [snip] > > Here's a good exercise which will help us determine what > could be tuned and how - fill out the following tables (in > text please) f

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Charlie Brady
On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Brandon Friedman wrote: > h I agreed with 4.x, I had almost no hassle with dial-up??? > > 4.1.2 and up has seem to be more problematic Please do not ever again say "seems". Present evidence(*). We have gotten, and will get, nowhere with "seems". (*) If you can

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion)

2002-07-15 Thread Brandon Friedman
Gordon Rowell wrote: > Hmm, I know quite a few who have no such restriction. People with > "continuous" connections will typically want the link up ASAP, so yes > it would need to be configurable. > > IIRC, the Australian charging regime is still: > > - $0.xx per call flagfall (xx =~ 20) > -

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion)

2002-07-15 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 10:25:09AM -0400, Gordon Rowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > Other regimes have: > > - no per call flagfall > - untimed local calls > [...] Here's a good exercise which will help us determine what could be tuned and how - fill out the following tables (in text ple

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Brandon Friedman
h I agreed with 4.x, I had almost no hassle with dial-up??? 4.1.2 and up has seem to be more problematic Were there any major changes in the dial-up config between 4.x and 5.x? Filippo Carletti wrote: >>"never" at all times *should* mean no dialups - the diald filter should be >>pr

[e-smith-devinfo] Charging regimes (was Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion)

2002-07-15 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 09:52:22PM +0800, Craig Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...Please trim replies...] > Can I make the suggestion that the timeout period be configurable during > setup? I know many ISPs set a 10 or 15 minute timeout before being able > to dial in again. Hmm, I know qui

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Craig Foster
> -Original Message- > From: Gordon Rowell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 8:12 PM > To: Brandon Friedman > Cc: Paul Miller; Mark Wilkinson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion > > &

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Charlie Brady
On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Mark Wilkinson wrote: > Hmmm... must have been my imagination. I'll let the client know that the > huge phone bill was their imagination too. Those comments don't help anyone, Mark. Wherever the problem was, there needs to be an accurate and detailed diagnosis before anyo

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 09:18:41AM -0400, Charlie Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Filippo Carletti wrote: > > > > "never" at all times *should* mean no dialups - the diald filter should be > > > programmed to "down". If it doesn't, then in my book that's a bug. If a >

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Mark Wilkinson
t; Cc: Gordon Rowell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion > > > > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Filippo Carletti wrote: > > > > "never" at all times *should* mean no dialups - the diald > filter should be > > > pro

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Charlie Brady
On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Filippo Carletti wrote: > > "never" at all times *should* mean no dialups - the diald filter should be > > programmed to "down". If it doesn't, then in my book that's a bug. If a > > It works as it should, "never" means no outgoing dialup attempts. > At least on 4.1.2, 5.0

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 11:43:58AM +0200, Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Paul > > Unfortunately we some of us can't just change technology on the > fly...too expensive or isn't supported. > > We need a better dial-up solution! At the risk of sounding like a broken record - _

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-15 Thread Filippo Carletti
> "never" at all times *should* mean no dialups - the diald filter should be > programmed to "down". If it doesn't, then in my book that's a bug. If a It works as it should, "never" means no outgoing dialup attempts. At least on 4.1.2, 5.0 and 5.1.2. Ciao, Filippo -- Please report bugs to [E

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-14 Thread Charlie Brady
On Sun, 14 Jul 2002, Charlie Brady wrote: > On Sat, 13 Jul 2002, Gordon Rowell wrote: > > > On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 11:09:53AM +0800, Mark Wilkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > > I can't answer that now as the server is no longer setup. I thought that > > > the "never" option would preven

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-14 Thread Charlie Brady
On Sat, 13 Jul 2002, Gordon Rowell wrote: > On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 11:09:53AM +0800, Mark Wilkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can't answer that now as the server is no longer setup. I thought that > > the "never" option would prevent dialling no matter what was requested from > > client

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-14 Thread Brandon Friedman
Gordon Rowell wrote: > Hmm, "never" is probably the wrong term to use. The _server_ will not > request a dial out with this setting but a connection from a LAN machine > to the Internet may cause a dial-up. Yes I found this out the hard way! However I agree with Mark, that if it is indicates

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-14 Thread Brandon Friedman
Hi Paul Unfortunately we some of us can't just change technology on the fly...too expensive or isn't supported. We need a better dial-up solution! Paul Miller wrote: >> >> As you can't be absolutely sure that the machine is not dialling until >> you >> receive your phone bill (cringe!), one

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-13 Thread Mark Wilkinson
ell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday 14 July 2002 2:13 AM > To: Mark Wilkinson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion > > > On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 11:09:53AM +0800, Mark Wilkinson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-13 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 11:09:53AM +0800, Mark Wilkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't answer that now as the server is no longer setup. I thought that > the "never" option would prevent dialling no matter what was requested from > clients or the server. Note: I'm wearing my personal hat

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-12 Thread Paul Miller
> >As you can't be absolutely sure that the machine is not dialling until you >receive your phone bill (cringe!), one of my colleagues solves the problem >by plugging the modem power pack into an electronic timer plug so the power >to the modem is cut outside of outside office hours; crude but eff

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-12 Thread Mark Wilkinson
day 12 July 2002 7:38 PM > To: Brandon Friedman > Cc: Mark Wilkinson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion > > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 10:43:52AM +0200, Brandon Friedman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hehehe. &g

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-12 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 10:43:52AM +0200, Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hehehe. > > Mark Wilkinson wrote: > > > > The client solved it by telling me where to put the SME machine! > > > I feel that might happen to me shortly! Which would naturally be bad. But, as we have

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-12 Thread Brandon Friedman
hehehe. Mark Wilkinson wrote: > The client solved it by telling me where to put the SME machine! I feel that might happen to me shortly! -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partne

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Charlie Brady
On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, Mark Wilkinson wrote: > I had a similar (very expensive) problem with dialling at a school that had > an account that was only active during office hours during the week. If you > tried to connect outside those hours you would be disconnected by the ISP. > I set the dialup

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Mark Wilkinson
__ > -Original Message- > From: Gordon Rowell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday 11 July 2002 10:02 PM > To: Brandon Friedman > Cc: Mitel Devinfo List > Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Charlie Brady
On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Brandon Friedman wrote: > Charlie Brady wrote: > > > On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Brandon Friedman wrote: > > > >>I am looking to start a discussion about dial-up on SME. > > > > We've had it before. > > Yes and it's still a problem! Please re-read (and hopefully understand) th

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 06:41:33PM +0200, Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > Yes, this is using dialmon - we install this by default. > > > We would like the link to be down all time unless there is a schedule > mail retrieval. You have all the bits you need to make this wo

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Brandon Friedman
Gordon Rowell wrote: > One behaviour which may be appropriate is to always keep the link > down and only bring it up at scheduled intervals. I did something like > this with Stephen Noble some time back. Yes, this is using dialmon - we install this by default. We would like the link to be d

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Brandon Friedman
Charlie Brady wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Brandon Friedman wrote: > > >>I am looking to start a discussion about dial-up on SME. >> > > We've had it before. Yes and it's still a problem! >>As some you have found out (the hard) - SME dial-up seems to be irratic! >> > > You didn't prese

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Brandon Friedman
Kees Vonk wrote: > I have the same problem and someone told me it was because the server wanted > to update its DNS cache. If we could somehow tie this cache update to an > already dailed out session and just serve DNS requests out of the (maybe > expired) cache for the rest of the time that

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Charlie Brady
On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Brandon Friedman wrote: > I am looking to start a discussion about dial-up on SME. We've had it before. > As some you have found out (the hard) - SME dial-up seems to be irratic! You didn't present evidence for that before, and you haven't done it now. > Firstly I would

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Gordon Rowell
On Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 03:29:43PM +0200, Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks > > I am looking to start a discussion about dial-up on SME. As some you > have found out (the hard) - SME dial-up seems to be irratic! No, it's not erratic. It is doing exactly what is being reque

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread John Crisp
s when you have 10 machines.. HTH. John - Original Message - From: "Brandon Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mitel Devinfo List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:29 PM Subject: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS disc

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread John Crisp
- Original Message - From: "Brandon Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mitel Devinfo List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:29 PM Subject: [e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion > Hi Folks > > I am looking to st

[e-smith-devinfo] Diald/Dial-0n-demand/DNS discussion

2002-07-11 Thread Brandon Friedman
Hi Folks I am looking to start a discussion about dial-up on SME. As some you have found out (the hard) - SME dial-up seems to be irratic! Now I am not looking blame Mitel for this problem, I am after a solution not a fight! Firstly I would like to find as much as possible about diald? Also a