On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:12 AM, Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com> wrote: [snip] > 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? > Rebuild sendmail.cf on devcentos5x64.msgnet.com to *not* use DNS. See http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3/sf_highlight/configure+no+DNS#3.22 -- Enjoy global warming while it lasts.