Re: [exim] random smtp delay and error

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Author: Steven Settlemyre
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To: Graeme Fowler
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] random smtp delay and error
Is entropy created by usage? Could I be running out of entropy because
the machine remains idle most of the time?

Steve

Graeme Fowler wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-04-24 at 14:17 -0400, Steven Settlemyre wrote:
>
>> I've been having some problems recently with exim delaying and reporting
>> errors when sending mail. It seems to last a few hours then all the
>> failed messages break loose and send. The machine is a development box
>> running Ubuntu "Edgy Eft" with Exim 4.62-2.
>>
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> You could be out of entropy, or there could be some other problem -
> Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu) have had issues with GnuTLS and Exim
> before:
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> http://www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20061002/msg00005.html
>
> Graeme
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