Re: [Exim] timeout on client connect

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Author: Suresh Ramasubramanian
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] timeout on client connect
Jakub Ambrozewicz rearranged electrons thusly:

> When i try to send any mail, no matter how small through exim from remote
> computer (ie standard: Outlook Express, Nestscape on Win98 and Exim on
> Potato) i have to wait over 60 seconds before it responds. Exim is running
> as a deamon with 5 minutes queue, and only few persons use it.
> Why does it take so long?


1. bad or missing dns / rDNS on your network
2. bad ident lookup (shut off or configure identd)
3. a hosts.allow file may be needed

    -s


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