Re: very slow connect to ISP

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Offbeat idea.

If server names are in friendly format such as mail.isp.net the mail client
will have to do a DNS lookup to find the numeric IP... so maybe in your XP
OS the DNS server listed just happens to be a slow one.

Lookup you mail server(s) numeric IP addresses and try the numbers instead
of the names which will at least eliminate this possibility.

http://www.samspade.org/

Charlie

"JPM" <JPM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F0E2F9D0-F294-44E1-9210-3F1E6C53DED7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi:
>
> not sure if this is appropriate group: please advise if not.
>
> This is a new/refurbished Compaq Presario Sempron 3000|256mb ram. It came
> w/XP Home edition (which I am about to replace w/XP Pro as I think OS is
> the
> problem).
>
> Problem: when retrieving mail, OE(6) takes minimum 15 seconds during
> "connect" process... eg., *way* too long. Sending is quick, and
> downloading
> messages is also once the "handshake" is completed.
>
> I've set up mail accounts w/other clients: Mozilla, FOXMAIL and Eudora,
> all
> with exact same problem. I've spent 3+ hrs. w/HP tech people. At their
> direction, done some registry tweaks, booted w/services disabled, changed
> a
> few memory settings, and deleted temp folders... all to no avail.


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