David C. Rankin wrote:
Messages ~1000 per day, but that isn't the problem. The problem is that when a user hits 'send' the mail take _60_ seconds to get across the server. The mailer just sits there "sending... sending..." the whole time. The 60 seconds suggests a screwup in configuration on my part and a 60 second timeout somewhere, but I don't know what to check.
So, you have an internal client/server submission problem? This smacks
like a dns resolution problem. All clients or only external/internal?
Webmail or smtp client software?
Firewall between client /server?
What does the log say, starting from connect to?
There are too many questions unanswered to give precise help.
Here's a command line test:
Check from client:
"telnet ip.of.ser.ver 25" or "telnet name.of.ser.ver 25" (test both)
- How log does it take, bevor the smtp banner appears?
"ehlo client.full.name"
- How long, bevor the Capabilities of the server are seen?
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