Citeren Iv Ray <pobox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hello everyone, > > For several months I have been searching the reason for a 25 seconds > delay on every Squirrelmail operation (login, select folder, select > another page) - the mail server runs on FreeBSD 6.x with latest > postfix and Cyrus IMAP with Cyrus SASL authentication against a > PostgreSQL database. > > Mail clients like Mac Mail, Thunderbird, etc. do not exhibit this > problem. > > I received some guidance on this list and I tried quite a few things > without being able to locate the problem. > > Today, however, I finally noticed something - > > 1. All operations that I could try using imtest respond immediately > (including initial login). > > 2. However the initial login of cyradm is delayed exactly 25 seconds. > > It would be great if someone could help me analyze the reason for this > difference, which might bring me closer to the issue. > > Cyrus does not have redundant authentication mechanisms (some people > suggested that this might cause delay) and the 25 seconds appear very > stable (i. e. it is always 25 seconds). It is maybe your sasl not having enough entropy, as probably squirelmail logs in for each request. Recompile sasl to use /dev/urandom in stead of /dev/random -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Rudy Gevaert Rudy.Gevaert@xxxxxxxx tel:+32 9 264 4734 Directie ICT, afd. Infrastructuur Direction ICT, Infrastructure dept. Groep Systemen Systems group Universiteit Gent Ghent University Krijgslaan 281, gebouw S9, 9000 Gent, Belgie www.UGent.be -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
