Re: [Exim] What happens to a mail if the transfer times out?

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Author: Drav Sloan
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To: Asbjørn Høiland Aarrestad
CC: exim users
Subject: Re: [Exim] What happens to a mail if the transfer times out?
Asbjørn Høiland Aarrestad wrote:
> What happens if the line drops / gets too much load during a mailtransfer,
> and the mail is not completely transferred? Will the mail be marked as
> "not transferred" and tried to deliver once more, or will it just be lost
> in the big dark net?


Depends on the mailserver. As a rule I'd say it'd treat it as
undelivered and try again later.

D.