Alok is right..... more specifically your hostname is not getting resolved on the DNS in your network. Set a valid hostname for your server, and see sendmail startup fast.......
Regards Subhasis On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 14:18, Alok Sinha wrote: > Your network configuration - specially the IP address is not correct - > check you /etc/hosts file or the network configuration > > regards, > alok sinha > > Gurpreet Singh Sachdeva wrote: > > >Must be due to Time Skew Error... > > > >Try > >#touch /etc/mail > >#touch /etc/mail/* > > > >And restart the Sendmail service... > > > >HTH... > > > >Regards, > > > > Gurpreet Singh Sachdeva > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >On Behalf Of MALKIAT BENIPAL > >Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 1:17 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [ilugd] delay in bootup process - RH 8.0 > > > >Hello guys, > > > >I have installed RH 8.0 on a HCL PC. While booting and coming at the > >stage of Starting mail.... it takes approx. 3-4 minutes and then > >proceeds ahead. Pl. guide where is the problem. I shall be thankful to > >you. > > > >Best Regards, > > > > > > > >MALKIAT > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > >_______________________________________________ > >ilugd mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > > >_______________________________________________ > >ilugd mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd