Re: [Exim] Exim keeps on retrying

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Author: Patrick Boutilier
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim keeps on retrying
Thanks.

I just duplicated the deffered problem by sending to the invalid address
myself. I read section 33 of spec.txt and it appears that this message
should eventually just be removed from the queue.



2001-04-12 11:08:03 14nhlT-0007uC-00 <= boutilpj@???
H=trademart-2.ednet.ns.ca (ednet.ns.ca) [142.227.51.61] P=esmtp
X=SSLv3:RC4-MD5:128 S=610 id=3AD5B752.B0A081F2@???
2001-04-12 11:08:03 14nhlT-0007uC-00 remote host address is the local
host: belayr.ednet.ns.ca
2001-04-12 11:08:03 14nhlT-0007uC-00 == belayr@???
R=lookuphost defer (-1): remote host address is the local host
2001-04-12 11:08:03 14nhlT-0007uC-00 Frozen




/usr/local/exim/bin/exim -d9 -M 14nhlT-0007uC-00


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

After directing:
  Local deliveries:
  Remote deliveries:
  Failed addresses:
  Addresses to be routed:
    belayr@???
  Deferred addresses:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

routing belayr@???, domain belayr.ednet.ns.ca
lookuphost router called for belayr@???
dns lookup: route_domain = belayr.ednet.ns.ca
DNS lookup of belayr.ednet.ns.ca (MX) gave NO_DATA
returning DNS_NOMATCH
DNS lookup of belayr.ednet.ns.ca (A) succeeded
Configured local interface address is 142.227.51.1
Configured local interface address is 127.0.0.1
local host found for non-MX address
fully qualified name = belayr.ednet.ns.ca
belayr.ednet.ns.ca 142.227.51.1 mx=-1 sort=-91
belayr.ednet.ns.ca in local_domains? no (end of list)
LOG: 0 MAIN
remote host address is the local host: belayr.ednet.ns.ca
lookuphost router: error for belayr.ednet.ns.ca
message: remote host address is the local host
post-process belayr@??? (8)
LOG: 0 MAIN
== belayr@??? R=lookuphost defer (-1): remote host
address is the local host
search_tidyup called
set_process_info: 2796 tidying up after delivering 14nhlT-0007uC-00
Processing retry items
Succeeded addresses:
Failed addresses:
Deferred addresses:
belayr@???: no retry items
end of retry processing
time on queue = 30m4s
warning counts: required 0 done 0
LOG: 0 MAIN
Frozen
delivery deferred: update_spool=1 header_changed=0
Writing spool header file
Size of headers = 601
end delivery of 14nhlT-0007uC-00
search_tidyup called


Philip Hazel wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Patrick Boutilier wrote:
>
> > LOG: 0 MAIN
> > Frozen (delivery error message)
>
> This is a failed bounce delivery, not a delivery deferral. You need to
> set ignore_errmsg_errors_after if you want Exim to throw it away
> automatically.
>
> --
> Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
> ph10@???      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.