[Pkg-exim4-users] SMTP command timeout

[lqtest@krwdigital.com]

Hello, 

I seem to be having a problem receiving mail from some servers, hotmail, 
outblaze (ie the mail.com stable of site, dbzmail, etc) and a few others. 
Sending to anywhere I've tested works fine (that is to say I've experienced 
no failures yet), receiving from some servers works fine (tested gmail + 2 
isps + work email) Here is the debug output from exim... 

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11160 Connection request from 205.158.62.120 port 54751
11160 search_tidyup called
11160 1 SMTP accept process running
11160 Listening...
11175 host in rfc1413_hosts? yes (matched "*")
11175 doing ident callback
11175 ident connection to 205.158.62.120 failed: Connection timed out
11175 sender_fullhost = [205.158.62.120]
11175 sender_rcvhost = [205.158.62.120]
11175 Process 11175 is handling incoming connection from [205.158.62.120]
11175 host in host_lookup? yes (matched "*")
11175 looking up host name for 205.158.62.120
11175 DNS lookup of 120.62.158.205.in-addr.arpa (PTR) succeeded
11175 IP address lookup yielded fallback.us4.outblaze.com
11175 gethostbyname2(af=inet6) returned 4 (NO_DATA)
11175 gethostbyname2 looked up these IP addresses:
11175   name=fallback.us4.outblaze.com address=205.158.62.120
11175 checking addresses for fallback.us4.outblaze.com
11175   205.158.62.120 OK
11175 sender_fullhost = fallback.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.120]
11175 sender_rcvhost = fallback.us4.outblaze.com ([205.158.62.120])
11175 set_process_info: 11175 handling incoming connection from 
fallback.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.120]
11175 host in host_reject_connection? no (option unset)
11175 host in sender_unqualified_hosts? no (option unset)
11175 host in recipient_unqualified_hosts? no (option unset)
11175 host in helo_verify_hosts? no (option unset)
11175 host in helo_try_verify_hosts? no (option unset)
11175 host in helo_accept_junk_hosts? no (option unset)
11175 SMTP>> 220 mail.krwdigital.com ESMTP Exim 4.44 Wed, 30 Mar 2005 
22:13:24 +1000
11175 Process 11175 is ready for new message
11175 smtp_setup_msg entered 

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At this point it waits for the remote host until eventually (after 5 minute 
default timeout) 

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11175 LOG: lost_incoming_connection MAIN
11175   SMTP command timeout on connection from fallback.us4.outblaze.com 
[205.158.62.120]
11175 SMTP>> 421 mail.krwdigital.com: SMTP command timeout - closing 
connection
11175 search_tidyup called
11175 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exim pid=11175 terminating with rc=1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 


setup notes:
Debian 3.1 (testing)
Exim 4.44 (exim4-daemon-heavy 4.44-2)
ADSL router port forwards port 25 to host on internal network 

Hope someone can help... 

Thanks 

Kurt