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Re: Network Delay (SMTP)


From: Richard Brodie <leogah () spamcop net>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:40:45 +0000

On 10/30/13 09:30, Roman Gelfand wrote:

Looking at the tcp stream, below, of a smtp conversation, it appears
there is 5 second delay before the actual smtp conversation begins.
It could be just a static delay to deter spambots but it might also be doing DNSBL lookups and timing out. Often (but not always) a delay is caused by a timeout
on a side channel.

Richard
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