[Dovecot] Dovecot login slow

[Marc Perkel]

On 11/13/2013 3:28 PM, Pascal Volk wrote:
> On 11/13/2013 11:17 PM Marc Perkel wrote:
>> More information ....
>>
>> When i telnet to localhost on 143 it takes 10-15 seconds to log in.
>>
>> but ....
>>
>> When I telnet to the host name of the server it logs in instantly.
>>
>> Why would it be slow on localhost by fast on the server's IP address?
>>
> Sounds like a DNS lookup problem. Did you list all related ip addresses
> in /etc/hosts?
>
>
> Regards,
> Pascal

I does act like a DNS problem but why is DNS involved? It doesn't have a 
delay in connecting. It's the login that's slow.