Author: Drav Sloan Date: 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.