[EXIM] Delivering to fantom host

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Author: Vladimir Litovka
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Subject: [EXIM] Delivering to fantom host
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Hello!

When Exim tries to send mail to remote host, it checks availability of this
host, of cource :-) If deliver to this host is possible, it try to do this.
If there are errors, exim stop transfer up to next retry time. It is correct.

But what exim must to do, if lookup of this host is unsuccessfull? Must it
comply to this mails the same retry rules? Can I say to exim: try to lookup
hosts 4 hours and then, if unsuccessfull, drop this mail and return error
to sender?

In most cases unsuccessfull host's lookup means unexistent host and don't need
delivering at all. IMHO ;)

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     Vladimir Litovka <doka@???>,  hostmaster of vl.net.ua
     ---------------- Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you


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