Sending Gmail takes forever.

I'm using Macmail and have set up a gmail account. Everything technically works fine, it sends and receives mail, the problem is, when I try to send something it seems to take forever. The little grey things keep spinning by the send menu and it doesn't seem to catch, for lack of a better word.
I'm using a wireless router but other than this the speed and connection strength are great so I'm confused.
Any idea how to fix this, Outlook on my PC seemed much snappier.
Thanks.

Hello, and welcome to the Discussions.
I have experienced the same behavior. For me it is corrected by entering a primary and secondary DNS address in the modem. I think this behavior differs for some people, and must be related to interaction with specific ISPs. One thing to check and report, is to open the Activity window (click on Window in the menubar, and choose Activity) and observe when sending how much time is spent connecting to the SMTP vs transmitting?
I changed my Modem to have dedicated DNS address. It may be possible to do in the router, instead, but I did mine in the Modem. How that is done will likely depend on the brand of modem. You will likely need to query your ISP to get the server DNS number -- if so, they would be able to guide the change in the modem.
Ernie

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