[nflug] emails

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Wed May 30 09:11:30 EDT 2007


Cyber Source wrote:
> 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
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Now that one came through like it use too, took like 2 seconds. Did you
do something on your end?


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