Re: postfix allows connection but does not respond

From: Jim Moe (jmm-list.AXSPAMGN_at_sohnen-moe.com)
Date: 12/15/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:02:54 -0700

David Efflandt wrote:
>
> Does the IP of your mail client resolve to a name (and/or are there any
> nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf that are not working at that time)? It
> might be a DNS issue attempting to resolve the connecting IP, or possibly
> a delay if something is configured to check spam lists.
>
   Postfix was receiving mail from a single host and the IP address
resolves properly. I did have an issue with this earlier (the reverse name
was different than the host name) but that has been corrected.
   The local resolv.conf only references one host, the local DNS server.
No other program seems to have this problem with DNS lookups.
   Hm, spam lists. Postfix is hooked into amavis-new which calls
spamassassin and clamav. Could those hang postfix for minutes? 

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