[ubuntu-za] Thunderbind resolveip issue

[Quintin Beukes]

>
> > What makes you think Thunderbird's problems are because it fails to
> > resolve?
> When Thunderbird tries to send email it goes through three steps you
> which you can follow on a little pop-up window:
> - connecting to server
> - connected to server
> - sending email
> It gets stuck on the first message, meaning that it doesn't actually
> connect to the server at all.
>

It might be resolving the IP, but the TCP connection is failing.


> > 1. Launch wireshark/tcpdump and make sure it's capture log is clean
> > and quiet (close all networked apps). Then click the send button to
> > reproduce the error. The resulting packet dump will show if there was
> > attempts to resolve, failures to connect, etc.
> Awesome idea.  I'll see if I can catch it next time.  Although, the
> Wireshark filters should negate the need to stop all other programs.
>

I'd still go for this option to see what's happening under the hood.


> > 2. As an experiment, add the SMTP server to your /etc/hosts file and
> > restart tomcat. Does this change the problem?
> Interesting idea.  I'll try that, it should be a static server after
> all.  Didn't you mean "Thunderbird"?
>

Yup (facepalm lol)

Quintin
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