[Gllug] GLUUG mail server problems

Bruce Richardson itsbruce at uklinux.net
Wed Jan 8 09:57:34 UTC 2003


On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 09:43:37AM +0000, Alain wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I posted something 1/2 hour ago & have just noticed that there seems
> to be a problem with the GLUUG mail list.  Here is an extract from my
> exim log:
> 
> 2003-01-08 09:10:49 18WCEb-0007ef-00 SMTP error from remote mailer
> after initial connection: host mx-1.mail.ftech.net [195.200.0.10]: 421
> mx-1.mail.ftech.net: Too many concurrent SMTP connections; please try
> again later.

So all the main mail relays were busy and there's a routing or DNS error
with the last-resort one.  Maybe ftech were being DOSed.

-- 
Bruce

The ice-caps are melting, tra-la-la-la.  All the world is drowning,
tra-la-la-la-la.  -- Tiny Tim.
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