[ale] slow sending email via localhost

[Geoffrey]

JK wrote:
> On 4/30/2010 6:51 AM, Geoffrey wrote:
>> Anyone have any ideas why when I send email via localhost from
>> thunderbird, it takes so bloody long for the message to send?
>>
>> I would think it should go right out.
> 
> 
> I've learned to suspect DNS timeouts in this kind of situation.
> If you've got the server configured as "localhost" in tbird,
> and you don't have an entry for "localhost" in /etc/hosts, or
> if /etc/hosts isn't consulted during DNS lookup (due to the
> contents of /etc/nsswitch.conf), then the bad behavior you
> are seeing could happen, I believe. If you set up the server
> addr as 127.0.0.1 you may have better luck.  Or I could just
> be totally wrong.

What should I look for in /etc/nsswitch.conf ??

> 
> -- JK
> 
> 


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