[BlueOnyx:06826] Re: slow Sendmail response

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Roy Urick wrote:
> After migrating from a low powered BQ box to an overpowered BO box, my 
> users have reported that Sendmail is incredibly slow to respond. They 
> noted that emails sit in their outlook outbox for quite a while before 
> transferring over.
> 
>  
> 
> I also noticed that if I telnet to port 25, it connects instantly, but 
> it’s a good 10 seconds before I am greeted with a banner.
> 
> Connecting via SSH also exhibits a 10+ second lag before it tries to log 
> in.
> 
> Connecting via the GUI is instantaneous.

Check your DNS lookups.  Sounds like you've got some resolution problems.

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