I apologize for my last message. I wasn't aware it went out blank.
In any case. I have a qmailrocks type install that has been stable for
about 2 years. Yesterday it suddenly started bogging down horribly. SMTP
connections to the server can not be made reliable so I can no longer
send or receive mail through this server. I really don't have a clue
what's going on. There's nothing in the logs that would indicate a
problem.
What I have:
telnet localhost 25
gets a connection but no 220 response.
There are constantly about 50 qmail-smtp child processes running. Some
stick around for 15 minutes long or longer. Two forms:
vpopmail 25951 0.0 0.0 3932 748 ? S 13:30 0:00
/var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd mail.audiblefaith.com
/home/vpopmail/bin/vchkpw /usr/bin/true
vpopmail 26662 0.0 0.0 1460 288 ? S 13:36 0:00
/usr/local/bin/rblsmtpd -r sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
/var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd mail.audiblefaith.com
/home/vpopmail/bin/vchkpw /usr/bin/true