Re: [EXIM] -R does not refresh retry database

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Alan Thew
CC: Exim List
Subject: Re: [EXIM] -R does not refresh retry database
On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Alan Thew wrote:

> The A record can vary since the final host is a dialup machine.


Aarrgghh!! Exim's retry database is keyed by host name + IP address so
that it can avoid bad IP addresses on multihomed hosts. If the IP
address keeps changing, then it isn't going to work.

There would appear to be no correct way to handle this.

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