24x7server wrote:
Are the two machines physically similar? m/c2 isn't a 486 or anything, right? I'd also check DNS resolution. If they're using different DNS servers, you might make sure that m/c2 isn't getting a slow answer there.hiwe have two different type of installations of qmail toaster on two different machines m/c 1 redhat enterprise 3 qmailtoaster without using db for vpopmail m/c 2 fedora 4 qmailtoaster using mysql mysql 5 db for vpopmail both m/c are enabled in the same way with smtp authentication and checks for virus / spam before sending emails by domains hosted on the serverswe find that in m/c 2 while using outlook express there are three stages1) connecting 2) authorizing 3) sending message -- slow the speed of smtp sessions for the first two stages are similar in both machines but in the third stage the m/c 2 takes around 7 seconds where as the m/c 1 sends the message instantly. this delay gets troublesome for clients who use mail exchangers for a large no of email ids. any idea what the reason could be ?
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