[Exim] is exinext wrong or is it exim?

[drum:~] g% date
Fri Dec 13 13:50:56 GMT 2002
[drum:~] g% sudo exinext a@???
Password:
Transport: m.b.c [1.2.3.4:H71ZA5-00031V-00] error 60: Operation timed out
first failed: 13-Dec-2002 10:28:06
last tried: 13-Dec-2002 12:34:41
next try at: 13-Dec-2002 13:34:41

so, is exinext wrong or is exim missing its appointments (now over 15
mins late).

I have increased the remote_smtp transport command_timeout to 8m in
the meantime, and HUPped exim, if that matters.

Thanks

Giuliano