On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:47:46PM -0700, Stephen W wrote: > but now ... when the machine boots it hangs for a long > time at: > > starting sendmail > starting sm-client > > They eventually load, but it sure takes time. Is this > related to something with the cable modem install? This is a DNS issue. Make sure /etc/hosts has your own IP address in it and make sure that /etc/resolv.conf points to good nameservers. > I do not use sendmail [yet - will it work with > comcast?] Yup. You should make sure that sendmail.mc has a SMART_HOST entry pointing to Comcast's mail server though - this prevents other hosts from blocking your outbound mail. -- Ed Wilts, RHCE Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list