rfc1413_query_timeout = 1s
might be more useful, since it still leave a little time for a query to
succeed, while still not waiting a long time if its not answering..
On a similar vein, perhaps RBL lookups, and reverse DNS lookups, should
also have a 'timeout' setting (if they dont already - I dont have a
specfile in front of me to look right now)..
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Adrian J Bool wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> rfc1413_query_timeout = 0s
>
> You may well find that it is identd lookups that are causing your
> troubles. Personally I set to the timeout to zero using the above command
> in the main configuration section.
>
> Failing that it could be trying a (reverse?) dns lookup...
>
> Cheers,
>
> aid
>
> On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Salvatore Greco wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > 220 reaper.org ESMTP Exim 3.12 #1 Fri, 24 Dec 1999 09:52:08 +0200
> >
> > This is the version of Exim that I'm using and it takes forever for the
> > greeting banner to come up and exim to accept the mail message for delivery,
> > and as such, the error on the sending MX is :
> >
> > Connecting to reaper.org
> > ... connected
> > LOG: 0 MAIN
> > SMTP timeout while connected to
> > reaper.org [196.36.178.230] after initial
> > connection (0 bytes written)
> >
> > I am runnign on FreeBSD:
> >
> > FreeBSD reaper.org 3.3-STABLE FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE #2: Mon Oct 4 15:04:39 SAST
> > 1999 root@???:/usr/src/sys/compile/REAPER i386
> >
> > You are more than welcome to test this out and see the delays.
> >
> > Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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