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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: slow kmail
From:       tony alfrey <tonyalfrey () earthlink ! net>
Date:       2000-04-30 13:42:54
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On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Alan Rowland wrote:
<snip>
> Packets are packets.

One would certainly think so.

> 
> A minor thought.  Sometimes techs or knowledgeable users substitute 
> actual IP addresses or specific machine addresses for standard mail 
> settings.  Instead of mail.earthlink.net in SMTP and POP3 server 
> settings they do a whois or trace/dig and figure if they route 
> directly to 207.217.121.201 or pop01.earthlink.net it will improve 
> things. EarthLink is large enough to have a mail server farm of 
> multiple machines. Those machines rotate in and out of service for 
> periodic maintenance and upgrade.  Using the direct IP only bypasses 
> the DNS lookup portion of the access and guess what happens when 
> everyone starts hitting the same machine or when your favorite machine 
> is off line for maintenance/upgrade. :O

<snip>
I complained once and they suggested that I change the host name in
the pop server settings from mail.earthlink.net to 207.217.121.12. 
That was a little better.  What is this "whois" and 'trace/dig'
technique?

> 
> I hope StarOffice improves your mileage. :)
> 

I have not gotten around yet to setting it up for mail.  I have to
actually read the book.

Thanks again; I'll let you know if something improves.

-- 
Tony Alfrey
tonyalfrey@earthlink.net
"I'd rather be sailing"
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