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To: 9front@9front.org
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:56:39 +0100
From: kvik@a-b.xyz
Subject: Re: [9front] transient dns errors cause smtp failure
Reply-To: 9front@9front.org
I think I found a reason for DNS failing on known good domains.
/sys/src/cmd/ndb/dns.h:156,157
/* tune; was 60*1000; keep it short */
Maxreqtm= 8*1000, /* max. ms to process a request */
So, 8 seconds is how much the resolver will bother with a request it
has been handed, before dropping it on the floor with little
explanation.
It seems quite possible that this is too short a timeout on a machine
during a spam queue run, which predictably stresses the compute and
network resources.
In turn, negative response caching might explain why a particular
unlucky domain would basically stop receiveing any mail for a while.
I'm dying to know if bumping this limit would clear up the queue of
such DNS errors.
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[narrator: it did.]
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