Hello
> the (Osirusoft) DNS blocking list check began timing out
Yesterday morning I was caught by this. Most SMTP connections were
timing out and we eventually traced it to the Osirusoft lookup
hanging. I removed that lookup and things seem normal.
Newbie question:
Can anyone tell me how I would get Exim 3.22 to ignore/drop a dead
DNSBL so the whole system doesn't get bogged down? I feel like
there's a setting I've missed.
Also does anyone know what's happened to Osirusoft? We still can't
reach it today.
Thanks in advance
Mark
On 6 Jan 2003 at 17:59, Jon James wrote:
snap I am having huge probs with this at the min :-(
----- Original Message -----
From: "James P. Roberts" <punster@???>
To: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: [Exim] DNSBL Question/Alert
> Dear Exim List:
>
> +defer_unknown:relays.osirusoft.com
>
> caused problems for me, beginning about 7 AM EST today, Jan. 6, 2003.
> The response time from this particular DNSBL is running around 20
> seconds (at least, for a ping to it, as a quick check). As a result,
> the DNS blocking list check began timing out, and ALL incoming messages
> were deferred (until I went in and removed the +defer_unknowns, and also
> removed relays.osirusoft.com from the list... I kept the other one I
> use, as it still seems to be working well.)
>
> Does anyone perchance know what happened to Osirusoft?
>
> Anyway, check your logs, if you use this particular DNSBL.
>
> Jim Roberts
> Punster Productions, Inc.
>
>
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