Re: [Exim] broken MTAs

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Auteur: Leonardo Boselli
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Aan: Suresh Ramasubramanian, exim-users
Onderwerp: Re: [Exim] broken MTAs
Il 6 Jul 2003 alle 0:12, Suresh Ramasubramanian immise in rete:
> Leonardo Boselli wrote:
> > exactly ... rewsubmit later could be alkso "resubmit to another MX"!
> > Note that the behaviour to retry on another server should be done
> > ONLY if the error is a disk space problewm.
> Not on the same smtp transaction

HOW can i connect to two DIFFERENT servers in the SAME
transaction ??????

> > But i have found some (even important) ISP that often reply with
> > 5xx error to temporary problem (such problems on their database used
> > to switch the message between different machines holdig mailboxes!)
> > so sending to another MX could get the message correctly delivered.
> > In such cases trying on the secondary in any 5xx error is useful.
> Your mailserver is not psychic - it sees 2xx / 5xx codes, not the
> English that follows it.

True ... but overquota is usually 552
and the real problem is that suuch server hwen have problem with the
database (about once every three months) reply
554 User not existent
instead of a
551 Problem with this server, try on secondary MX

> One of my favorites is a friend who blocks spammers with
> "550 Message Accepted For Delivery"
>
> srs
>
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