RE: [Exim] retry time not reached for any host after a long …

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Autor: Philip Hazel
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A: Terry Shows
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Assumpte: RE: [Exim] retry time not reached for any host after a long failure period
On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Terry Shows wrote:

> Is there a "fast-dirty" way to remove one host's entry from the retry
> database without removing the entire database?


As somebody else pointed out, exim_fixdb.

> Finally, I have experimented with retry rules a bit, but would like a "kick
> all" rule that says:
>
> thishost.com    *    F,1d,15m        F,indefinate,1h

>
> (in other words, try every 15 minutes for 1 day, then try every hour
> indefinitely for just this host)


You can't do that, but you can specify a very long time (e.g. 52w) for
the final timeout.

thishost.com * F,1d,15m; F,52w,1h

The longest time it will hold is however many seconds can fit into a
32-bit integer, which is several decades.

Philip

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