ok basically
i just setup qmail, with vpopmail

It sends mail
it receives mail
becuase i tested it on the server
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 domain ESMTP
helo dude
250 domain
mail <me@domain>
250 ok
rcpt <me@domain>
250 ok
data
354 go ahead
Subject: testing

This is a test.
.
250 ok 812345679 qp 12345
quit
221 domain
Connection closed by foreign host.
The problem is, i went in outlook express, configured my client, but it is very slow... It takes like a minute to check mail.

Has anyone ever experienced this before? I don't understand why it takes so long, but for some reason it does.

can anyone help?

it doesnt take this long for other email accounts ive had

Originally posted by node9
it doesnt take this long for other email accounts ive had

Most probably your DNS settings are wrong.

When you connect to a mailserver, it normally does a reverse lookup of your IP-address. When you connect from 127.0.0.1 the reverse lookup is _fast_ as it's stored in the /etc/hosts file.

When you connect with Outlook Express from your local computer, and the DNS settings are incorrect - it will wait for a timeout before it continues.

You need to check that you have listed a DNS server for the server to use for lookups.

Try issuing this command from the shell:

nslookup 24.136.75.23

It should output something like:

user-0c8gion.cable.mindspring.com.

If not, your DNS settings are wrong somehow.

well
im running the qmail smtp server and the pop server using TCPSERVER, and i have the -H option on it
so it doesnt look up anything.

and my dns settings in /etc/resolv.conf are fine
otheriwse i would of noticed.

it works fast with eudora 5.1 light
but
with outlook it doesnt
??