> This problem was not a 2.6 second delay. It was a multi-hour delay. Technically this is not a problem. SMTP does not guarantee instantaneous delivery, just

> This problem was not a 2.6 second delay. It was a multi-hour delay. Technically this is not a problem. SMTP does not guarantee instantaneous delivery, just that if a SMTP server accepts the message it will be delivered. In reality, this 'delay' could be perfectly normal and is just fine according to spec.