Re: [Exim] mail queue

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Sean.Day
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] mail queue
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 Sean.Day@??? wrote:

> I am having a problem with mail getting stuck in the mail queue. When I run
> exim -d -M 1AHQ4j-0006k2-1O I get the following information:


<snip>

> SMTP>> MAIL FROM:<root@???> SIZE=2121
> SMTP>> RCPT TO:<sean.day@???>
> SMTP>> DATA
> read response data: size=166
> SMTP<< 451 Unable to complete command, DNS not available or timed out


This is a problem at the far end of the connection. Not your problem.

> SMTP<< 503 Issue MAIL FROM: command before RCPT TO: command
> SMTP<< 503 Issue RCPT TO: command before DATA command


These secondary errors are caused the use of PIPELINING and are of no
consequence.

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