Re: [Exim] freezing on failure

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Author: Florian Weimer
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To: Dave C.
CC: Jason Robertson, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] freezing on failure
"Dave C." <djc@???> writes:

[Reaction 5xx errors]

> Whats wrong with the default behavior where exim
>
> 1. stops the delivery
> and
> 2. sends a message back to the sender


Suppose you are are fiddling with the configuration and don't get it
right at the first attempt. If mail gets reject with 5xx as a result,
this can be a bit embarrassing (been there, done that).

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