Taking an age to receive e-mails FROM Mail

Hi there
We have a G5 1.8 Ghz (Late 2005 model) running Tiger with latest version of Mail .
It's taking ages to receive e-mails FROM the G5 – even in-house e-mails that aren't going outside the building. PINGS to and from this mac are about 0.2-0.4 ms, so no problem there.
I can send an email from another mac TO the G5, and they'll get it in a minute or so (obiously clicking 'Get mail' so we are bypassing the 'Check for new mail every X minutes' in the prefences), but the reply won't make it to another mac (despite the e-mail appearing to send quite quickly) for about 10 mins.
Any ideas??

Your email should be treated the same, but that assumes the third party has only one mailserver. If they have more than one, it could be setup to send out email at different intervals than the other(s). It could also be something entirely different.
I would call that company and tell them what's happening, and ask if they can help track down the cause or source. They are managing your email, after all.
Mulder

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