On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 04:58:52PM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > At 09:26 12/24/2003, you wrote: > >On Wednesday, Dec 24th 2003 at 09:21 -0600, quoth Steven Stern: > > > >=>I'm popping mail from my FC1 server using the IPOP3 daemon that was > >already > >=>there. Dang, but it is slow. It takes a long time to just to pick up one > >=>short message, mainly due (I think) to process start time. It gets > >created > >=>and stopped with each POP session. Does anyone have a suggestion for a > >better > >=>POP3 daemon? > >=> > >=> -- Steve > > > >Ummm, I have a suggestion. I had the same problem. No it's nothing to do > >with long process start time. Make sure your identd is running: > > No, better yet: make sure that your firewall REJECTS requests to ident > (port tcp/113). Do not DROP them silently, but REJECT them so that the > client gets an answer quickly. What is happening now is that your mail > client is making an ident request, and waiting for an answer until it times > out; REJECTing ident requests will provide an immediate answer (even if > that answer is "no comment") and will make your long wait disappear. > > Ident provides the name of the user running or requesting the service, and > it's giving out information that you do not necessarily want to give. It > was a "friendly" feature back when the Internet was friendlier... now it's > a small security risk and provides no real benefit. Just say no. I still hit some IRC servers that refuse to log you on if port 113 is not open. A pain in the butt. -- Jack Bowling mailto: jbinpg@xxxxxxx
