On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 21:45:23 -0500 Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> walt wrote: > > On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 02:11:48 +0000 (UTC) > > Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>> Google has just introduced a 120-second delay before allowing > >>> login to their email servers. Just in the last day or two, > >>> literally. > >> I'm not seeing that with either of my gmail accounts. Same login > >> times as always (1-2 seconds) on both IMAP and SMTP servers. > > That info amazes me, but gives me even more evidence for a > > conspiracy theory :) My ISP (att.com) may be responsible for this > > new delay. > > > > att is involved with the ongoing net-neutrality battles here in the > > US with netflix et alia, so why not add yet another fuzz-factor to > > the mix. > > > > I hope my email still works when I wake up tomorrow morning... > > > > > > > > > Makes me wonder. Sometimes when I go to facebook, it doesn't come up > on first or second try. I've seen that with other sites as well. > Hmmmmm. When I get a error, it is instant. It seems to be so instant > that it doesn't even have time to do a DNS lookup much less hit the > website. > > By the way, I use AT&T too. DSL after many years of dial-up. I just tried entering the number of the beast ;) 8.8.8.8 into /etc/resolv.conf and that reduced my waiting time from 120 seconds to 30 seconds (actual measurement by stopwatch). I'm done playing now until morning...
