> It takes usually over a minute to establish a ftp connection to a host on
> the Internet from my network. Once I pass the authentication stage, "put"
> and "get" commands perform as fast as my connection permits. Very similar
> situation happens when I am retrieving e-mail from my mailbox which is not
> on my network. The initial phase again takes approximately one minute.
I would call this problem to in-addr.arpa :0
Christian