[CentOS] slowness in sendmail - 60 second timeout

Mon Feb 8 16:12:46 UTC 2010
Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com>

>
> >>/  date | mail -v -v -v -v geisj at pagestation.com <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>
> />/ geisj at pagestation.com... <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>
> />>/ Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay... 220 devcentos5x64.msgnet.com
> />>/ ESMTP Sendmail 8.13.8/8.13.8; Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:02:15 -0500  >>> EHLO
> />>/ devcentos5x64.msgnet.com 250- devcentos5x64.msgnet.com Hello localhost
> />>/ [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-PIPELINING
> />>/ 250-8BITMIME 250-SIZE 250- DSN 250-ETRN 250-AUTH DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5
> />>/ 250-DELIVERBY 250 HELP  >>> MAIL From:<root at devcentos5x64.msgnet.com <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>>
> />>/ SIZE=56 AUTH=root at devcentos5x64.msgnet.com <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos> 250 2.1.0
> />>/ <root at devcentos5x64.msgnet.com <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>>... Sender ok  >>> RCPT
> />>/ To:<geisj at pagestation.com <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>>  >>> DATA 250 2.1.5
> />>/ <geisj at pagestation.com <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>>... Recipient ok 354 Enter mail, end with "." on
> />>/ a line by itself  >>> . 250 2.0.0 o18F2FMV002336 Message accepted for
> />>/ delivery geisj at pagestation.com... <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos> Sent (o18F2FMV002336 Message accepted
> />>/ for delivery) Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]  >>> QUIT 221 2.0.0
> />>/ devcentos5x64.msgnet.com closing connection [root at devcentos5x64 <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos> src]#
> />/ 
> />/ Check your DNS resolution settings - it may be dns timeout.
> /Sorry to be more specific - make sure that devcentos5x64.msgnet.com is
> resolvable.
>
>   
from pagestation.com I can "ping devcentos5x64.msgnet.com" - this entry 
is in the /etc/hosts file on that machine.
There is no official MX record for devcentos5x64.msgnet.com there is for 
pagestation.com.

on pagestation.com I have the /etc/hosts entry and /etc/mail/access 
entry for devcentos5x64.msgnet.com
Perhaps its an MX lookup timeout value.

 I am looking for a timeout setting or a way to place an entry in a 
config file that says "I know this server or machine", trust it and
dont delay. Is there such a setting?

Jerry