Hi all.
I have the following problem on my server Solaris 8 Exim 3.22
Exim returns the mail with the following error:
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This message was created automatically by mail delivery software (Exim).
A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
0828874760@???
retry time not reached for any host after a long failure period
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In the configure file for exim I have setup:
delay_warning = 4h:24h:48h
Retry configuration:
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# RETRY CONFIGURATION #
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# This single retry rule applies to all domains and all errors. It
specifies
# retries every 15 minutes for 2 hours, then increasing retry intervals,
# starting at 1 hour and increasing each time by a factor of 1.5, up to
16
# hours, then retries every 8 hours until 4 days have passed since the
first
# failed delivery.
# Domain Error Retries
# ------ ----- -------
* * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,8h
A stop/start exim does not solve the problem. It look to me like exim is
not holding the mail in the queue for the delay period.
Here is the info from the logs:
2002-05-15 11:00:26 177yOF-0001Xf-00 <= kamalang@???
H=localhost [127.0.0.1] P=smtp S=296
2002-05-15 11:00:26 3 args: /usr/exim/bin/exim -Mc 177yOF-0001Xf-00
2002-05-15 11:00:34 177yOF-0001Xf-00 ** 0828874760@???
R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp: retry time not reached for any host after a
long failure period
2002-05-15 11:00:34 7 args: /usr/exim/bin/exim -t -oem -oi -f <>
-E177yOF-0001Xf-00
2002-05-15 11:00:35 177yOQ-0001Zj-00 <= <> R=177yOF-0001Xf-00 U=exim
P=local S=1186
2002-05-15 11:00:35 177yOF-0001Xf-00 Error message sent to
kamalang@???
2002-05-15 11:00:36 177yOF-0001Xf-00 Completed
Mail is in queue for 10sec and then bounced.
Any help is appreciated.
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Kamalan Govender
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Postal Address: Private Bag 3, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Telephone: +27-(0)11-717-1671
Fax: +27-(0)11-339-1225
Web-site: www.wits.ac.za
