Outgoing mail very slow

[catnapper]

Hi, I am having a problem with OE. The mail is going super slow until it finally comes to a complete stop. I keep getting the message that they cant find my server or something like that. I did a check on my OE thru Roadrunner Medic and it says that news service checks out okay - but says there is a problem with mail. Called RR and they had me set myself up as a new identity and it took care of problem for a while but now its back. Any suggestions?? BTW, receiving mail is no problem at all - comes in nice and fast.
thanks!

 

[joegz]

When you are having problems sending can you ping the outgoing mail server and get a decent response back or is the response also slow? joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."

 

[catnapper]

How do I ping the outside server? thanks

 

[joegz]

Open a DOS prompt or command prompt type in the command ping followed by the server name.

For example:
ping mail.swbell.net

then press enter and you should get a response showing the servers IP address and the response time for the ping on four lines.

If the response takes a long time to ping the server then it is an issue with your ISP. If the response time is quick then it is probably something on your system. joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."