Re: [LUG] Problem sending emails

[Henry Bremridge <henry.bremridge@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 09:27:56PM +0100, Simon Waters wrote:
> Henry Bremridge wrote:
> > Can anyone provide any pointers to the following problem
> > 
> > two computers connected to a modem router -   Debian etch with exim4 -
> > Win XP and Thunderbird
> > 
> > Since yesterday I have been unable to send emails with an attachment
> > over about 15 - 20k
> 
> >From which computer to where -- afraid your report is lacking in vital
> details -- like from which computer, with which application, what happens
> when it fails. Are you sending via the Exim queue. Is the mail in the
> queue valid etc.
> 
Keeping it simple and sticking to debian: I dread to think what is
happening with that windows box. perhaps in typing this I can think of what
has gone wrong. Yesterday I had a whole bunch of emails in the queue which
I deleted with "exiqgrep -zi | xargs exim - Mrm"

I have run ./exim restart a couple of times: does not seem to change the
problem, but a reboot did.

The problem started just after I installed the latest security updates from
Debian etch: but I did not think they had a exim update.

Am googling for smtp timeout problems. Firewall is not a problem because I
can send emails without attachments. Will check this



In sending from Debian Etch, standard exim light
Sending to isp smtp server.

Error message (from /etc/exim4/mainlog):


2006-06-13 07:20:55 exim 4.62 daemon started: pid=26884, -q30m, listening
for SMTP on [127.0.0.1]:25 

2006-06-13 07:20:55 Start queue run: pid=26886

2006-06-13 07:26:03 1Fq0nj-0006Pv-7l SMTP timeout while connected to
smtp.ukfsn.org [80.168.53.20] after sending data block (24567 bytes
written): Connection timed out 

2006-06-13 07:26:03 1Fq0nj-0006Pv-7l == ???@xobie.com R=smarthost
T=remote_smtp_smarthost defer (110): Connection timed out: SMTP timeout
while connected to smtp.ukfsn.org [80.168.53.20] after sending data block
(24567 bytes written) 

2006-06-13 07:26:03 End queue run: pid=26886



> My first instinct would be to disable the grisoft checking of email
> entirely. 

Done! :)

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