# Actionmailer configuration slows page loading and then error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-configuration-slows-page-loading-and-then-error/135944>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 26, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-configuration-slows-page-loading-and-then-error/135944 "2008-04-26T18:59:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![gabe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@gabe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gabe)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-configuration-slows-page-loading-and-then-error/135944/1 "2008-04-26T18:59:31Z")

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I have the following in my environment.rb file:  
ActionMailer::Base.server\_settings = {  
:address =\> “IP\_ADDRESS\_GIVEN\_BY\_HOSTING\_COMPANY”,  
:port =\> 25  
}

it causes my pages to take _forever_ to load and eventually they error  
out with

rails application failed to start properly

any idea what could cause this?

thanks,  
gabe