> 
> > I have to wait between 1:30 and 2 minutes for the welcome message to appear,
> > and then it doesn't get the rules that i set in tcp.smtp and i can deliver
> > locally only.
> 
> Since you mention the tcp.smtp rules file I assume you're using
> tcpserver. By default, tcpserver attempts to look up the hostname of the
> sending box before passing control to qmail-smtpd. It also tries to get
> ident information.
> 
> If you don't run an internal DNS server it won't be able to get the
> former. It will time out waiting for the DNS response. Most likely your
> internal machines aren't running any form of identd either, so it will
> also time out on the latter.
> 
> You should use the -R and -H options on the command line of the
> tcpserver that controls qmail-smtpd. Those options will prevent
> tcpserver from attempting to look up either the hostname or the ident
> information.
 

I'm running this line:

tcpserver -x/etc/tcp.smtp.cdb -R -H -u 523 -g 521 0 smtp /var/qmail/bin/qma
il-smtpd &

and the problem remains the same...

> HTH,
 
(What does HTH means?)

Thanks again...
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