It's running on the server, no network involved. Just a standard out-of-the box enterprise linux installation (ie installed from rpm)
Other things one might want to investigate:
- does it happen when you start with "vim -u NONE" (eliminate possible plugin/script problems)
- is your hard-drive set to spin-down after some idle period? (have had this with a Win32 box, where the 2nd drive spins down after periods of disuse--if you access it, it has to spin up which takes a spell)
- do other apps/editors have similar lag-times? (try ed, pico, emacs, joe, or whatever and see if they too have problems)
Answers to these might help narrow down where the problem resides. -tim
