Re: [exim] trouble sending remote mail

Top Page
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: Stephen Gran
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] trouble sending remote mail
On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 06:43:27PM -0700, David Roundy said:
> Hi,
>
> Exim on my server has started hanging while trying to send emails, and I'm
> at a loss as to how to debug why this is happening, but it's keeping the
> darcs mailing lists from functioning, as it's happening on my server. :(
>
> 21:34:40 23041 read response data: size=24
> 21:34:40 23041 SMTP<< 220 Ready to start TLS
> 21:34:40 23041 initializing GnuTLS as a client
> 21:34:40 23041 generating 512 bit RSA key...
> 21:35:40 22912 selecting on subprocess pipes


[...]

> where the last bit keeps repeating indefinitely every ten minutes. I can
> provide more information if necesary, but as I said, I'm at a loss. Thanks
> in advance!


I've seen this enough now that I am going to confidently say, 'no need
for more information'. cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail is
0, plus or minus a few points, right? You need an entropy source,
or a fixed module for your disk subsystem. Barring either of those,
turn off tls for deliveries (hosts_avoid_tls = *).

Of course, I've been wrong before.

Take care,
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  Stephen Gran                  | Hope not, lest ye be disappointed.   -- |
|  steve@???             | M. Horner                               |
|  http://www.lobefin.net/~steve |                                         |

--------------------------------------------------------------------------