RE: [Exim] rcpt to takes up to 90 seconds

I'm using a cable modem connect to a linksys router/firewall and all
of my machines are hanging off the ethernet hub that is part of the
linksys router. I'm using static ip address and hosts files on the
internal network.

So, the delay is not the result of a connection being made, however
I guess it could be the result of a DNS timeout. But, I'm using this
router for remote mail:

smarthost:
driver = domainlist
transport = remote_smtp
route_list = "* smtp-server.houston.rr.com bydns_a"
end

Testing with "telnet smtp-server.houston.rr.com smtp" gives an instant
connection with "rcpt to:" responding back immediately.

Ideally I'd rather not have exim validating the receiver while my mail
client to attempting to send, rather exim should queue them up and
bounce the message back to me if it fails.

FYI, I'm running Debian 2.2 and used the included eximconfig script to
setup the server.

thanks,
Eddie
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From: exim-users-admin@??? [mailto:exim-users-admin@exim.org]On
Behalf Of Yann Golanski
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 10:33 AM
To: Eddie McCreary
Cc: 'exim-users@???'
Subject: Re: [Exim] rcpt to takes up to 90 seconds


On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 08:08:02AM -0800, Eddie McCreary wrote:
> I need a simple exim setup for my home network, local delivery and
> forwarding remote messages
> onto the SMTP server of my ISP. I have it working, however it takes
around
> 90 seconds for "rcpt to"
> to validate the remote address and I can figure out why. I gather from
the
> docs that receiver_verify
> is set to false by default, and running "exim -bP receiver_verify" I get
> no_receiver_verify, so I assume
> that's set properly.

What kind of home network? ISDN? 56k modem? ADSL? T1?

> Mail does go through, however I'd rather have exim just queue the message
> and only have exim
> validate the syntax of the address when my mail client connects.

DNS query is your problem.

My guess is you are trying to get a MX record and your router (whatever
it is) is bring your line up and sending packets.

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