Re: tlug: Slackware questions

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Wed, 20 May 1998, Michael Chiu wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I have a slackware machine at work that we are using as a mail server...
> 
> I can't remember the version exactly, but I think it is 1.2.13
> 
> Anyways, just a few questions:
> 
> 1.	How can I access the postmaster's mail?  His mailbox fills up
>   	quickly, and I have just resorted to deleting the whole mailbox,
>   	and making a new empty one, and chowning it to the postmaster. 
>   	I am assuming that there's an easier way though...

login as root
su - postmaster
mail

>   	
> 2.	Logging in via telnet is hellaslow... It takes about 45 sec to 1
>   	minute to login, but if I enter a wrong password, it tells me
>   	immediately... Is this normal?

no.  the slackware box probably can't resolve the IP of your client
machine via DNS or /etc/hosts.

>   	
> 3.	E-mail logins can be slow at times, but I am not sure what is
>   	the source of these problems.  They happen, but then they go
>   	away after a while.

See above.

>   	
> Anyways, I would appreciate any ideas how to answer any of these
> questions...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael
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