Re: slow starting MTA

[Howard Eisenberger <howarde@gmx.net>]

On 2005-11-23, roberto <roberto03@gmail.com> wrote:

> i have kernel 2.6.8-2-386 currently installed and when i boot not
> being connected to the network the booting process stops for at least
> 3 or 4 minutes showing:
> .....
> Starting MTA:
> .....
>
> and then it goes on correctly, but it is very tedious to wait so much,
> how can i skip this test if the pc is not connected?

I had the same problem a while ago. A simple solution I found on
this list was to use a hostname such as box.localdomain, not just 
box .

I guess there is a reason why the installer asks for a domain
name, but I think you can just edit /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts.
  
Regards,

Howard E.