From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Oct 20 14:51: 5 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00D6437B401 for ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 14:51:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kirk.dlee.org (pool-138-88-45-176.res.east.verizon.net [138.88.45.176]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D345C43E91 for ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 14:50:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dgl@kirk.dlee.org) Received: from kirk.dlee.org (dgl@pool-138-88-45-176.res.east.verizon.net [138.88.45.176]) by kirk.dlee.org (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g9KLouTN000919 for ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 17:50:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dgl@kirk.dlee.org) Received: (from dgl@localhost) by kirk.dlee.org (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g9KLouCs000918 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 17:50:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dgl) Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 17:50:55 -0400 From: Doug Lee To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: fetchmail protocol error caused by DNS timeout - solution? Message-ID: <20021020215055.GA586@kirk.dlee.org> Mail-Followup-To: Doug Lee , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i Organization: Bartimaeus Group Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Some spam messages I get come from invalid ips (here I mean ips which have no rDNS mapping) which, when looked up in DNS, cause very long pauses in processing. When this happens during a run of ``fetchmail,'' the fetchmail session dies (after DNS returns) with a protocol error, presumably because the mail server at the other end of the fetchmail connection gave up waiting for my system to continue downloading messages. I don't see any settings for ``fetchmail'' or ``named'' (I run my own nameserver) that might help me... So I am seeking a solution here. Please respond directly to me to make sure I don't miss the reply; copying the list is also fine with me, since I run a ``procmail'' rule that obliterates dups anyway. :) -- Doug Lee dgl@visi.com http://www.visi.com/~dgl Bartimaeus Group doug@bartsite.com http://www.bartsite.com "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -Abraham Lincoln To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message