Re: [Exim] Mail lost when Network down

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Author: Adrian Phillips
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To: J.Boyle
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Mail lost when Network down
>>>>> "John" == John Boyle <J.Boyle@???> writes:

    John> Hello As post master I've inherited the unix part of the
    John> following:


    John> Our mail server is a SPARC 20 running Solaris 2.6 (called
    John> kyle1).  Our MTA is EXIM 3.16.


    John> Our clients are mostly NT workstations getting services from
    John> an NT4 server (called staffmail) which relays smtp mail
    John> through the unix box.  Local mail doesn't leave the NT
    John> server.


    John> There are also some local mailboxes held on the unix box.
    John> These are popped periodically by our antiquated w3.11 users.


    John> The MTA on the NT server is Mercury/32, v3.21c.


    John> Problem occurs when our link to the outside world goes down.
    John> Mail from the NT box requiring to be relayed by Exim to the
    John> 3.11 users gets dropped. Nothing gets queued - anywhere.



    John> Errors in the Exim mainlog are like this:


    John> 2001-09-14 15:33:43 SMTP connection from
    John> staffmail.au.sac.ac.uk [194.83.148.8] 2001-09-14 15:33:43
    John> SMTP connection from staffmail.au.sac.ac.uk [194.83.148.8]
    John> lost (error: Connection reset by peer) 2001-09-14 15:35:15
    John> SMTP connection from staffmail.au.sac.ac.uk [194.83.148.8]


See if the FAQ (Q0021) helps.

Sincerely,

Adrian Phillips

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