Well, it gets worse. Now when I telnet to port 25, it's not giving me the correct messages back:
>telnet <my server> 25 Trying <my ip address>... Connected to <my reverse dns name>. Escape character is '^]'. ^] telnet> quit Connection closed. A 'good' qmail server: >telnet <good server> 25 Trying <ip address>... Connected to <good server>. Escape character is '^]'. 220 <good server> ESMTP There is no ESMTP being sent back ??? --- Shane Chrisp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That sounds like you have a dns issue. Make sure the > server is > able to resolve properly and to test if you have a > problem with > the mtu set the interface to a lower value. The > lowest being 576 > with something like ifconfig eth0 mtu 576. But from > what you just > said, I would probably be looking at dns as well. > > Shane > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Natter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:59 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [vchkpw] qmail smtp problem > > > >Well, now I have to figure out what a DF bit is... > >I use a linksys wirless router for my router. How > >would I remove the DF bit on my router? > > > >I see the request coming into the > qmail-smtp/current > >file. > > > >What I do notice when I do a tail on the smtp file > is > >when an email first comes in, I see the: tcpserver: > ok > >but for some reason, it takes a long time to > deliver > >that test email. 3-5 minutes... to show up in my > >inbox.. > > > >Also, I just tried to telnet to port 25 and do the > >smtp commands and it was just hanging: > >telnet my-server 25 > >Trying <my ip>... > >Connected to <my domain>. > >Escape character is '^]'. > >HELO t10.net > >MAIL FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >^] > >telnet> quit > > > >It was not responding at all... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- Shane Chrisp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The last time I had this same error it turned out > >> that it was broken > >> routers/hosts upstream from me that was setting > the > >> DF bit. I just > >> dropped the MTU on the qmail box and all was > sweet > >> again. Since then > >> I have put in a new IOS on the cisco router and I > >> now remove the DF bit > >> at the border. > >> > >> May not be your problem but would still be worth > >> checking. > >> > >> Shane > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Natter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:19 AM > >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Subject: [vchkpw] qmail smtp problem > >> > > >> >I'm posting to this list because I don't know if > >> this > >> >is a qmail problem or a vpopmail problem: > >> > > >> >I have a problem with my qmail smtp server but I > >> can't > >> >figure out what is causing the problem. > >> > > >> >I've had 5 people so far that have complained > that > >> >they are getting rejected messages back when > trying > >> to > >> >send to me. > >> >Here is the mesage > >> >>Connection timed out: > >> >>SMTP timeout while connected to [my ip address] > >> after > >> > > >> >>initial connection: retry timeout exceeded > >> > > >> >Now, I know that me and the other people that > have > >> >email accounts on my server get 100s of emails a > >> day. > >> >It's just from a select few that can't seem to > send > >> me > >> >email. (but I can send them email with no > problems) > >> > > >> >Also, I use the unix program called 'mon' to do > >> >monitoring and it times out when testing my > server, > >> >yet it works great with other qmail > >> >servers I've built. > >> >./smtp.monitor <my ip address> > >> ><my ip address>: Connection timed out > >> > > >> >I can telnet to my server and type in smtp > commands > >> >manually and it works fine. > >> > > >> >I just got done reinstalling qmail and I still > have > >> >the same problem. > >> > > >> >Anyone have any ideas? > >> > > >> >Thanks. > >> >Eric > >> > > >> > >__________________________________________________ > >> >Do You Yahoo!? > >> >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > >> protection around > >> >http://mail.yahoo.com > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! > >http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/votelifeengine/ > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/votelifeengine/
