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Subject: Re: Big delay between login as: and Password:
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I have the same experience as Fafa on the login delay, and as Peter 
said. It is due to the name resolution process. Is there a way to 
disable the lookup for clients who come from an IP with a proper reverse 
lookup?

Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote:

>"Fafa Hafiz Krantz" <fteg@london.com> writes:
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>>I'm experiencing a rather unusual delay in between login as:
>>and Password: when I SSH in via PuTTY -- it lasts for about 1
>>minute, maybe a bit more. How can this be?
>>    
>>
>
>Sounds like your name resolution isn't quite what it should be.  Delays
>like these are common when either your reverse lookup isn't correct or
>the name servers your domain/IP range are unavailable or slow in
>answering.
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