Re: [MLUG] postfix, imap problem

["Daniel Nowlin" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Both checking and sending.  We switched it to pop3 and that sped it up a
little.  He may be running a firewall but I would not know why since he is
behind a router.  Would the postfix logs be in /var/log/mail ????

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Avery-Babel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
To: "MLUG Members" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MLUG] postfix, imap problem


> I don't have my postfix right in front of me. It does use DNS to resolve
names and such. I swear, I'm not making it up. :-)
>
> There are two places where dns info is, the regular linux config file, and
the file that postfix can use. If you have postfix running in a chroot jail
it actually will use its own config file. Sometimes those two files can be
out of sync for some reason.
>
>
> Your issue sounded like something I saw on my setup once. It was either I
DNS thing or some sort of firewall setting. Your postfix logs might give you
clues though...
>
> Also, what is taking a long time, the checking, or the downloading fromt
the server? Does sending mail take a long time as well?
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Daniel Nowlin" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> Reply-To: MLUG Members <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 11:04:29 -0500
>
> >Postfix has DNS settings????
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Bob Avery-Babel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> >To: "MLUG Members" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> >Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 6:18 AM
> >Subject: Re: [MLUG] postfix, imap problem
> >
> >
> >> Is it a DNS issue? What do the postfix logs say? Sometimes the DNS info
is
> >missing or not right in postfix. That could cause the delay.
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >> From: "Daniel Nowlin" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> >> Reply-To: MLUG Members <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> >> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:53:44 -0500
> >>
> >> >I helped a friend uninstall sendmail and install postfix today but
when
> >ever he tries to check his email it takes a long time.  He is using
outlook
> >express as a client and all connections are on a local 100 lan.  Anybody
> >have any ideas on why it would be taking a long time to get the email?
> >> >
> >> >
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