Re: [MLUG] postfix, imap problem

[Rick Buford <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Daniel Nowlin wrote:

>Thanks for the info Nathan.  He is running a default setup of OE and
>Postfix.  I am running the same thing he is on a similar network with a
>slower machine and mine finishes the check in under 1 sec where his takes
>about 30 to 45.
>
It has been my experience that if something is "slow", it usually is 
related to either DNS, authentication during pop/imap, or disk I/O on 
the machine. If postfix is having trouble, most of the time it will shut 
itself down, which should pop up an error on whatever client you're 
using (although I second the suggestion to get Thunderbird on to replace 
OE, which is a security problem waiting to happen). If postfix is 
throwing errors, the cause is usually pretty obvious when 
/var/log/maillog is checked.

Imap should also be logging to /var/log/maillog, so problems there 
should be pretty obvious as well. Don't forget tail -f to monitor the 
log for troubleshooting purposes if needed.

If you still need help, grab the output from postconf -n; tail 
/var/log/maillog and someone can probably get you pointed in the right 
direction. I'm certainly no expert, but I've done some pretty cool 
things with postfix.

-- 
    People who are willing to rely on the government to keep them safe are pretty much standing on Darwin's mat, pounding on the door, screaming, "Take me, take me!" 

Carl Jacobs 


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