DNS. That's classic DNS problem symptioms. The various servers are performing a reverse lookup to log the entries by name - and you are waiting on the DNS timeout. I bet you'll find the logs for both mail and SSH are full of IPs, with very few names.
Check your DNS settings to be sure you have a valid/good DNS server listed as first in the /etc/resolv.conf file. You can modify that file by hand or via the GUI in the system settings. Chuck ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Roy Urick" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:19:33 -0400 Subject: [BlueOnyx:06825] slow Sendmail response > 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 its 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. > > The server is sitting almost idle and is barely working at all (99%id, all > others sitting at <0.5%). > > Any ideas on what to check first? > > > > Thank you, > > > Roy Urick > IT Department > Koorsen Fire & Security > 2719 N Arlington Ave > Indianapolis, IN 46218 > 317-225-5027 (IP Phone x2796) > > > ------- End of Original Message -------
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