Re: [Exim] Callout timeouts: opinions sought

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Author: Wakko Warner
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To: Tim Jackson
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Callout timeouts: opinions sought
> But then that would allow the possibility of meaningless but potentially
> confusing things like:
>
> verify = sender/maxtimeout=40s


Hmm, interesting.

> The "maxtimeout" sub-option is related only to the "callout" option, so
> logically it kind of has to be part of that option.
>
> I thought the original (10s+40s) was OK myself (though I take the point
> about the possible confusion). I think verify = sender/callout=10s;40s
> would be a reasonable alternative.
>
> Or how about
>
> sender/callout=10s!40s


10 seconds but not 40 seconds?

> or
>
> sender/callout=10s&40s
>
> The latter would even make some kind of sense, since it's "timeout of 10s
> AND overall timeout of 40s"


or maybe 10s@40s? 10s#40s.. oops, hmm, comment. How about 10s<40s? =)

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