Ha! I searched to see if tacit has been MIA because he's been caught up in a publisher's deadline, and I found
BLACK IRON by Franklin Veaux , Eve Rickert | Kirkus Reviews. (Publish date 10-26...review posted on 11-5) Congrats to tacit and Eve!
Hopefully he'll have some time to deal with this problem now.
I'm experiencing delays similar to yours, plus "Gateway" time outs.
Aaargh!