The point I was trying to make was for addresses outside your mail server.
Are all 5 addresses on the same local machine? If not, you need to try a
more realistic test. Copy an address at hotmail, aol, or yahoo for example.
What did your mail logs and your majordomo log reveal? Once majordomo does
a hand off of the message to your MTA, only MTA tuning/tweaking can help.
Is your MTA sendmail, exim, postfix, qmail, iPlanet, or something else?
Dan Liston
Greg Monaco wrote:
I always copy myself, and I always get the email copy shortly after I send
it. I am connected to that machine via imap.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Liston [mailto:dliston @
sonny .
org]
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:39 AM
To: Greg Monaco
Cc: majordomo-users @
greatcircle .
com
Subject: Re: List Performance Question
How long does the mail hang if you send email to each member of your list
without going through the list? Perhaps one or more of the addresses are
on an unreliable connection. Possibly, the target address has some form
of anti-spam/greylist/filter that prevents receiving your messages on the
first or even second try.
Any/All troubleshooting always begins with your log files. Start with
your MTA logs, showing the initial receipt of the message, following thru
to the last delivery to a list member/recipient. The mail could actually
be leaving your system immediately, but hang/delay at a machine outside
of your control.
Dan Liston
Greg Monaco wrote:
I'm finding that for a list of 5 people, my email to the list is hung
for 8 to 12 hours. There are no attachments-it's a straightforward
email. The list is not moderated. Any ideas of how to troubleshoot or
tweak performance?
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