On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 07:03:55PM +0530, Naresh Venkateshappa wrote: > > In my case it's as follows: > When I'm not connected to a LAN and have to wait for the laptop to > auto-configure the wireless interface the MTA times out for some > reason after a noticeable delay.
Are you using exim4? When reading documentation for that last night I saw the following section: (in file /usr/share/doc/exim4-config/README.Debian.gz) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1.1.10. Keep number of DNS queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand) In normal mode of operation Exim does DNS lookups at startup, and when receiving or delivering messages. This is for logging purposes and allows keeping down the number of hard-coded values in the configuration. If this system does not have a DNS full service resolver available at all times (for example if its Internet access is a dial-up line using dial-on-demand), this might have unwanted consequences. For example, starting up Exim or running the queue (even with no messages waiting) might trigger a costly dial-up-event. This option should be selected if this system is using Dial-on-Demand. If it has always-on Internet access, this option should be disabled. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think this might be related to your problem you can attempt to reconfigure by running the command dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config Just keep everything the same other than the screen that asks about the above feature. Selim T. Erdoğan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
