Help with Smail, please
Some time ago I started noticing a slowdown with outgoing mail. I usually
run `runq -v' to send outgoing mail. The logs on screen are usually long,
and it sometimes hangs, as if it tried to reach the destination by itself.
This is how long they usually look like:
linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu: vger.rutgers.edu matched by inet_hosts
router:
dwilson@pinnacle.co.uk: pinnacle.co.uk matched by inet_hosts router:
routed linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu --> linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu at
vger.rutgers.edu
transport hint mx 0 vger.rutgers.edu
address hint vger.rutgers.edu 128.6.190.2
routed dwilson@pinnacle.co.uk --> dwilson@pinnacle.co.uk at
pinnacle.co.uk
transport hint mx 50 punt-1.mail.demon.net
address hint punt-1.mail.demon.net 194.217.242.35
address hint punt-1.mail.demon.net 194.217.242.34
transport hint mx 50 punt-2.mail.demon.net
address hint punt-2.mail.demon.net 194.217.242.6
address hint punt-2.mail.demon.net 194.217.242.14
transport smtp uses driver tcpsmtp
lock retry/smtp/punt-1.mail.demon.net
lock succeeded (will defer failure) retry/smtp/punt-1.mail.demon.net
transport smtp: connect to host punt-1.mail.demon.net
[194.217.242.35]/smtp...connected
and this is the point at which it hangs (delays), until I press ^C if it
takes far too long, or it continues:
unlock (success) retry/smtp/punt-1.mail.demon.net
write_log:Delivered VIA:punt-1.mail.demon.net TO:dwilson@pinnacle.co.uk
ORIG-TO:dwilson@pinnacle.co.uk ROUTER:inet_hosts TRANSPORT:smtp
transport smtp uses driver tcpsmtp
lock retry/smtp/vger.rutgers.edu
lock succeeded (will defer failure) retry/smtp/vger.rutgers.edu
transport smtp: connect to host vger.rutgers.edu
[128.6.190.2]/smtp...connected
unlock (success) retry/smtp/vger.rutgers.edu
write_log:Delivered VIA:vger.rutgers.edu TO:linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu
ORIG-TO:linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu ROUTER:inet_hosts TRANSPORT:smtp
write_log:Completed.
On /var/spool/smail/input I get a log of failed mail all with the same err:
Xdefer: linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu reason: (ERR164) router inet_hosts:
BIND server failure: : Connection refused
except for a few like:
Xdefer: linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu reason: (ERR148) transport smtp:
connect: Network is unreachable
I'm not sure about this, but all this started at about the time I installed
procmail. Also, when it hangs for long I press ^C, and then try to run
`runq -v' again, but it tells me something about the file already locked...
and the truth is that mail is usually delivered.
Now I pressed ^C due to one hang up (may be it's not hanging, just long
delaying), and after a while this appeared on my screen:
homega:~$ transport smtp: connect: Connection timed out
transport smtp: connect to host punt-2.mail.demon.net
[194.217.242.14]/smtp...
... and hanged again, so I pressed ^C again and switched the modem off, and
after a short while this came up on my screen:
homega:~$ transport smtp: connect: Network is unreachable
unlock (error) retry/smtp/punt-2.mail.demon.net
lock retry/smtp/punt-1.mail.demon.net
lock succeeded (will defer failure) retry/smtp/punt-1.mail.demon.net
transport smtp: connect to host punt-1.mail.demon.net
[194.217.242.34]/smtp...transport smtp: connect: Network is unreachable
transport smtp: connect to host punt-1.mail.demon.net
[194.217.242.35]/smtp...transport smtp: connect: Network is unreachable
unlock (error) retry/smtp/punt-1.mail.demon.net
transport smtp uses driver tcpsmtp
lock retry/smtp/vger.rutgers.edu
lock succeeded (will defer failure) retry/smtp/vger.rutgers.edu
transport smtp: connect to host vger.rutgers.edu
[128.6.190.2]/smtp...transport
smtp: connect: Network is unreachable
unlock (error) retry/smtp/vger.rutgers.edu
write_log:Deferred TO:linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu ROUTER:inet_hosts
TRANSPORT:smtp ERROR:(ERR148) transport smtp: connect: Network is
unreachable
write_log:Deferred TO:dwilson@pinnacle.co.uk ROUTER:inet_hosts
TRANSPORT:smtp ERROR:(ERR148) transport smtp: connect: Network is
unreachable
Can anyone tell me what's going on here? what's locking the mail?
Thank You in Advanced,
Horacio.
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