Mac OS X 10.3.5 through 10.3.7: Slow application launch or delayed network activity

After you install the Mac OS X 10.3.5, 10.3.6, or 10.3.7 Update, some applications may take longer to open (launch), and some network activities may exhibit unusual delays. This can affect:

• Finder
• iChat
• Mail
• Apple Remote Desktop

To resolve this issue, update to Mac OS X 10.3.8 or later.

If you called Apple technical support for assistance with this issue, and you were instructed to use the Terminal utility to modify your system, you can reverse those changes now (before or after updating). If you had to change your "hosts" file, reverse the change by typing this command in the Terminal and then pressing Return:

sudo mv /etc/hosts.org /etc/hosts

If you were instructed to make changes to your NetInfo database using the command sudo nicl . create /config/lookupd/hosts Timeout 5, reverse it by typing this command in the Terminal and then pressing Return:

sudo nicl . delete /config/lookupd

You must restart the computer after using either of these commands for the changes to take place.