Re: How can I debug a 'connection refused' problem?

From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Mon Feb 23 2004 - 15:16:14 EST


On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Len Conrad wrote:

> >Hmm. I'm not looking for sendmail advice. What I need is advice how to
> >get a detailed SMTP session transcript on the Postfix side.
>
> master.cf, add -v to smtp line, send to sendmail, then remove the -v
>
> or of any very busy postfix, use the debug peer feature to debug only with
> the IP of sendmail.
>

With connection refused there is nothing to debug. The remote host is not
listening and Postfix backs off, unlike other MTAs Postfix remembers that
the host was dead and backs off for a while.

As I said, fix sendmail by disabling RefuseLA!!! See the recently posted
QSHAPE_README file in the archives for an ugly hack for transmission into
a noisy channel, but better yet, fix the Sendmail host!!!

-- 
	Viktor.







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