Sendmail or IPOP3D Issue
Don Dupy
fedora at maxxrad.net
Sat Jun 12 18:58:10 UTC 2004
Is there a certain way nsswitch.conf should be set
I haven't messed with it.
It is set default out of the box.
I am not familiar with that file
Don Dupy
Systems Administrator
Maxxrad PC Services
http://www.maxxrad.net
email: fedora at maxxrad.net
On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Craig White wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 10:36, Don Dupy wrote:
> > I have a small issue that is either related to sendmail or ipop3d
> > I don't know which, but here it is
> >
> > I pull my mail from my mailserver (FC1 server ruuning sendmail and ipop3d)
> > It seems to be kind of slow pulling mail
> > The machine (windoze XP using Thunderbird mail client) is sitting right
> > here on the network.
> > I would think that it would pull mail REAL FAST since the mailserver is
> > sitting right on top of it on the same network.
> >
> > It always pulls mail just fine, it just seems a little slow.
> >
> > I was wondering if there is some tweaking I need to do to sendmail or
> > ipop3d.
> ----
> wondering if the lag is the server trying to identify inbound connection
> (ie dns)
>
> I believe if you look at /etc/xinetd.d/ipop3
> service pop3
> {
> socket_type = stream
> wait = no
> user = root
> server = /usr/sbin/ipop3d
> log_on_success += HOST DURATION
> log_on_failure += HOST
> disable = no
> }
>
> that the log_on_success and log_on_failure stuff will cause it to try to
> figure out who is connecting.
>
> for s & g's, try emptying them. i.e.
> log_on_success +=
> log_on_failure +=
>
> or you could make sure that the desktops connecting are found in dns or
> in /etc/hosts or however you've configured /etc/nsswitch.conf
>
> Craig
>
>
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