Delayed Emails from this Site

Legolas813 · 02-08-2006, 10:06 AM

In the forums here I'm signed up to receive instant email updates for certain threads. It's always worked fine, until just a few days ago I started receiving delayed emails. Like the email would be sent out from this site instantly (I can see the date on the email), but then it wouldn't appear in my Gmail box until a day or two later. Anybody else experiencing this? It seems to only be happening with this particular forum.

*Dale Baldwin* · 02-08-2006, 10:08 AM

There was an issue with the server yesterday, it's been sending out delayed email all day after Doug gave it a kick.

Legolas813 · 02-08-2006, 10:09 AM

Ok. Thanks for the info.

Legolas813 · 02-09-2006, 06:08 PM

So is this going to be fixed or has it already been?

I'm going crazy without my immediate email updates. Sorry if I sound like a nag.

*Dale Baldwin* · 02-09-2006, 06:20 PM

Hmm. Well Doug did restart the server to try and resolve it. However, I've just sent myself email again and it's not arrived yet.

***fov*** · 02-09-2006, 06:33 PM

Hmm. I've been receiving emails throughout the day without any problem.

Legolas813 · 02-09-2006, 06:41 PM

I've been receiving emails, but they are for posts made a day or two ago.

***fov*** · 02-09-2006, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale Baldwin

Is your address external to AG though?

No, I was talking about my AG address.

*Dale Baldwin* · 02-09-2006, 06:46 PM

Looks like it's all working in a timely fashion again now.

Legolas813 · 02-09-2006, 06:52 PM

It just now started working this minute. Thanks!

***tabacco*** · 02-09-2006, 07:08 PM

From reading through the qmail remote queue, it looks like a massive spam flood started to bury the server as it tried to send error messages to unreachable smtp servers. So, I took some extra steps to block those messages in the first place and then flushed the queue of 600+ error messages waiting to send.

Why is there not a good replacement for SMTP yet?

Fien · 02-13-2006, 02:38 AM

It takes one or two days before I'm notified in email of private messages.

*Melanie68* · 02-13-2006, 07:16 AM

That was happening with me too. It was better in the past couple of days but now it's started again.

Legolas813 · 02-13-2006, 09:31 AM

Yeah the emails are starting to be delayed again.

*Melanie68* · 02-13-2006, 03:51 PM

Is the maintenance thingy tonight going to help with the email delay?

Legolas813 · 02-13-2006, 04:09 PM

Wow, it just released a ton of my emails all at once at around 6:42-6:43 p.m.

*Dale Baldwin* · 02-13-2006, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melanie68

Is the maintenance thingy tonight going to help with the email delay?

It might.

*Melanie68* · 02-14-2006, 07:35 AM

Yaaaayyy!!!

Maintenance thingy (and Doug) to the rescue! The speedy email is back.

02-08-2006, 10:06 AM	#1
Legolas813 Senior Member Last Online: 10-08-2011 03:40 PM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	Delayed Emails from this Site In the forums here I'm signed up to receive instant email updates for certain threads. It's always worked fine, until just a few days ago I started receiving delayed emails. Like the email would be sent out from this site instantly (I can see the date on the email), but then it wouldn't appear in my Gmail box until a day or two later. Anybody else experiencing this? It seems to only be happening with this particular forum.

02-08-2006, 10:08 AM	#2
Dale Baldwin Super Moderator Last Online: 07-05-2023 04:46 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 3,139	There was an issue with the server yesterday, it's been sending out delayed email all day after Doug gave it a kick. __________________ Now Playing: Catherine, Sword and Sworcery:EP Recently Completed: The Witcher

02-09-2006, 06:20 PM	#5
Dale Baldwin Super Moderator Last Online: 07-05-2023 04:46 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 3,139	Hmm. Well Doug did restart the server to try and resolve it. However, I've just sent myself email again and it's not arrived yet. __________________ Now Playing: Catherine, Sword and Sworcery:EP Recently Completed: The Witcher

02-09-2006, 06:46 PM	#9
Dale Baldwin Super Moderator Last Online: 07-05-2023 04:46 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 3,139	Looks like it's all working in a timely fashion again now. __________________ Now Playing: Catherine, Sword and Sworcery:EP Recently Completed: The Witcher

02-08-2006, 10:09 AM	#3
Legolas813 Senior Member Last Online: 10-08-2011 03:40 PM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	Ok. Thanks for the info.

02-09-2006, 06:08 PM	#4
Legolas813 Senior Member Last Online: 10-08-2011 03:40 PM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	So is this going to be fixed or has it already been? I'm going crazy without my immediate email updates. Sorry if I sound like a nag.

02-09-2006, 06:33 PM	#6
*fov* Rattenmonster Last Online: 03-19-2013 04:05 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 10,404	Hmm. I've been receiving emails throughout the day without any problem.

02-09-2006, 06:41 PM	#7
Legolas813 Senior Member Last Online: 10-08-2011 03:40 PM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	I've been receiving emails, but they are for posts made a day or two ago.

02-09-2006, 06:52 PM	#10
Legolas813 Senior Member Last Online: 10-08-2011 03:40 PM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	It just now started working this minute. Thanks!

02-09-2006, 07:08 PM	#11
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	From reading through the qmail remote queue, it looks like a massive spam flood started to bury the server as it tried to send error messages to unreachable smtp servers. So, I took some extra steps to block those messages in the first place and then flushed the queue of 600+ error messages waiting to send. Why is there not a good replacement for SMTP yet?

02-13-2006, 02:38 AM	#12
Fien Senior female member Last Online: 06-24-2018 08:53 AM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Holland Posts: 3,706	It takes one or two days before I'm notified in email of private messages.

02-13-2006, 07:16 AM	#13
Melanie68 Super Moderator Last Online: 05-19-2012 11:09 AM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	That was happening with me too. It was better in the past couple of days but now it's started again.

02-13-2006, 09:31 AM	#14
Legolas813 Senior Member Last Online: 10-08-2011 03:40 PM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	Yeah the emails are starting to be delayed again.

02-13-2006, 03:51 PM	#15
Melanie68 Super Moderator Last Online: 05-19-2012 11:09 AM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Is the maintenance thingy tonight going to help with the email delay?

02-13-2006, 04:09 PM	#16
Legolas813 Senior Member Last Online: 10-08-2011 03:40 PM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	Wow, it just released a ton of my emails all at once at around 6:42-6:43 p.m.

02-14-2006, 07:35 AM	#18
Melanie68 Super Moderator Last Online: 05-19-2012 11:09 AM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Yaaaayyy!!! Maintenance thingy (and Doug) to the rescue! The speedy email is back.