[nflug] emails

[Cyber Source]

Darin Perusich wrote:
> When mailmain sends outgoing mail to the membership it passes messages
> off to postfix which then handles delivery to over 200+ recipients.
> Postfix sends the message to each individual addresses in sequential
> order. When postfix has a problem connecting to some smtp server as
> it's working it's way down the list of addresses it times out after 30
> seconds before continuing on. If it hits another address where it
> can't connect to the MX then that's another 30 seconds, etc, etc.
> Also, if the remote mail server doesn't talk smtp to the RFC's, i.e.
> replies to smtp commands incorrectly we'll disconnect which takes a
> few seconds. The same goes for incoming mail, which then becomes
> outgoing. All message run though spamassassin, anti-virus, and the
> postfix UCE controls which I have jacked up.
>
> I usually go though and remove these addresses every few weeks. These
> addresses are usually members who have setup their own mail servers
> and then take them down what ever reason. I just unsubscribed 3
> addresses in the course of composing this messages.
>
> When I send a messages to my gmail or verizon account from the LUG
> mail server it's in my inbox by the time I click refresh. I would call
> this lighting fast but it doesn't has to do all the same processing as
> the nflug list does. A 5 minute wait may be a slight inconvenience but
> I wouldn't call it excessive. The only way to "fix this" is for other
> people to fix their broken crap, or maybe they should just get a gmail
> account ;-).
>
> I hope this explanation as quelled any FUD about the setup of the
> nflug mail server.
>
> Cyber Source wrote:
>> It is the lug's email server I'm questioning. We have our own email
>> server here as well, lighting fast for all else but the lug.
>
Wasn't having a go at ya Darin, just noticed that it got considerably
slower. Nothing has changed on my end and I didn't know if anything
changed on your end, so I thought I would mention it. I have had
troubles in the past with my username/email address on the lug, so I
asked if anyone else had noticed a slow down. It was up until about a
month ago really quick, I mean, I send it and like 3 seconds later it's
back in my box. Nothing has changed on my end here so if you noticed
something related to my email address that may be causing a problem,
please let me know. If it's on my end, I certainly want to know. Thanks