On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Darren Mackay - Lists wrote:
> Can someone confirm which of the following is correct / better please?
>
> 1. separate lines for
>
> route_list = "* mailhub-1.isp-1.com bydns_a; \
> * mailhub-2.isp-2.com bydns_a"
>
> 2. same line
>
> route_list = "* mailhub-1.isp-1.com:mailhub-2.isp-2.com bydns_a"
The second is correct. The first is not incorrect, but will only ever
route to mailhub-1 because every domain will match the first *.
> Eventually, I would like to attempt direct delivery from exim through a DSL
> link. In the event that the DSL link is down (or a message cannot be
> delivered in say 60 mins), I would then like to route mail through a
> smarthost at the 2nd ISP. It appears that I can fail mail on a mail router
> through a timeout of some sort. Is this possible? If so, can someone point
> me in the right direction please.
You probably need to look at $message_age.
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