Re: Timeout during SMTP operation.

Okay, that does sound more efficient. I'd love to give this a try, but to be completely honest I haven't done much from the shell other than basic commands and managing MySQL. I do know that my host allows me to use crontab, though, and most other common *nix programs. Could you (or any of the other readers) explain how I would go about using cron or at to do what my function is trying to do? "Chris Hewitt" wrote: > It may well be a DNS problem. If an email address resolves in DNS > immediately then an email may be sent very quickly. If not, DNS timeout > can be in minutes. You could try using the dig program to look for MX or > A records for your email addresses. > > If you have a lot of customised emails to send then trying to do them on > a web page is not such a good idea. I suggest doing them via a cron/at > job, where there will be no timeout. > > Regards > Chris