Thanks for your answer. I have modified my resolv.conf i use the right DNS Servers i try the retrieve from a pc near the server the pc were present in the server hosts but the result is the same i could use the order "files dns" and update the hosts with all the possible IPs but... Scrive Tobias Schaefer <T.Schaefer@science-computing.de>: > Hi Christian, > > > i have finally installed my redhat mail server (7.0) > > but i have a little problem. When i retrieve the mail > > from the pop3 server i must wait a lot for the user auth. > > The log files don't report any error because the mail is > correctly > > retrieved and sent. > > Is there someone who had the same problem? > > I see that something similar happens to wu-ftpd. > > What i should check : > > the first thing that comes to my mind is host name resolving. > > Check in /etc/nsswitch.conf for a line like this: > hosts: files nis dns > > If you do dns name resolving you should check /etc/resolv.conf: > Are all nameserver entries valid? These entries are processed in > sequence: If the first nameserver is unavaillable it waits (half a > minute) > and then takes the second. If that fails (half a minute) the third is > checked. > > > Tobias > -- > > Tobias Schaefer Phone 07071-9457-0 > science + computing ag FAX 07071-9457-27 > Hagellocher Weg 71-75 > D-72070 Tuebingen Email: T.Schaefer@science-computing.de > WWW: http://www.science-computing.de/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list >
