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[Eric S. Johansson]

Paul wrote:
> Thanks for the tips.  I noticed something else.  If I change my hostname 
> to something like " mycomputer.com <http://mycomputer.com> mail gets 
> sent instantly.  However, if I have it set to just 'mycomputer' it takes 
> about 30 seconds for mail to get sent.
> 
> What am I experiencing here?  Should I go get some domain name from 
> those freebie DYNDNS places and use that as my host name?

dnstimeouts on your invalid "mycomputer" name and yes, get dyndns name.  it will 
make things go easier.  you may be rbled out of existance if you are on a 
"consumer" service.  you may need to find a friendly that will let you relay 
outbound via the submission port.  I an considering such a service for small biz 
in the future but I need python coding help to get it done in our planet's lifetime.