Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 35610
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2005/1/8-9 [Computer/SW/Mail] UID:35610 Activity:moderate
1/8     Is anyone having trouble sending mail from soda? I'm using
        nmh and I keep getting the following error:

        post: problem initializing server; [BHST] no servers available

        I tried connecting to sendmail on soda on port 25 but I can't
        get a response. Is the outgoing mail server different now (if
        so can someone w/ root update /usr/local/etc/mts.conf. tia?)
        \_ It means soda's load is too high and so it's MTA stops
           accepting new connections over the network (including over
           the loopback address), which is how MH sends out your message.
           Many other MUAs pass the message onto sendmail directly
           (basically "| /usr/sbin/sendmail someflags").  MH can be
           configured to do the latter, and this probably a better
           setup for Soda. ask root.
           \_ Isn't opening a pipe to sendmail worse than connecting
              via the SMTP port (in that it causes a fork() and one
              extra process to be spawned raising the load avg)?
              Would a separate box running sendmail help? I have an
              old Athlon XP box I've been trying to sell, but I'd
              donate it to the csua if it would help with mail
              problems. (If an Athlon XP is overkill, I can probably
              find an Ultra 1 or 2).
              \_ the sendmail daemon forks off a sendmail to process
                 incoming mail.
        \_ I get strange delays forwarding my mail to gmail using procmail.
           "xxx@gmail.com... Deferred: Operation timed out with [127.0.0.1]"
           Is this the same load issue? Only seems to happen with mail
           from Uclink.
           Is this the same load issue? Only seems to happen with messages
           I receive from Uclink.
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