on 4/16/02 11:48 AM, Mark S. Strom wisely articulated: > Recently I updated to SIMS 1.8b8 in order to be able to use multiple > blacklist DNS servers to cut down on the spam. Modeling one poster's > settings I'm using the following dns blacklist: > > sbl.spamhaus.org > spamsites.relays.osirusoft.com > dialups.relays.osirusoft.com > relays.visi.com > > (This is in addition to another 20 or so IP address ranges in the server's > blacklist; these were from known spam relays or dialups used for relays > from a couple of years back that were widely circulated on this list.) > > However, since using the 4 blacklist dns servers I've noticed a substantial > pause on the server (the clock doesn't move) when there is incoming mail, > lasting for about 20 seconds. Is this a normal byproduct of the dns lookups > that are going on? This generally wouldn't be a big deal for the amount of > mail this server processes, but since it does reside on our main web server > (Webstar), it is impacting that.
You will get a pause as the DNS requests are processed. I think I remember someone saying that osirusoft is pretty slow. I quit using them. ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
