Victor Duchovni:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:19:48AM -0400, Wietse Venema wrote:
>
> > > Aug 31 09:09:20 server postfix/smtpd[17106]: warning: dict_ldap_lookup:
> > > Search error -5: Timed out
> > >
> > > Aug 31 09:09:20 server postfix/cleanup[17106]: warning: AEF14688F:
> > > virtual_alias_maps map lookup problem for p...@home.com
> >
> > I'll leave it up to the LDAP experts to figure out what is wrong.
>
> The first server always times out. LDAP support for multiple servers
> handles inability to connect. It does not fail over to a second server
> when the first server accepts connections, but always times out queries.
The Postfix SMTP client switches to an alternate server when the
delivery attempt fails, even after a successful handshake (*);
should the LDAP client also do this?
Wietse
(*) Early implementations would switch only when the TCP handshake
failed or when the SMTP protocol handshake failed.
