Re: [exim] tricky pipe transport options

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Author: Tony Finch
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To: Steffen Heil
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] tricky pipe transport options
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Steffen Heil wrote:
>
> If curl itself fails, delivery should be defered (CMS may be down, http
> proxy may be down, ...)


Set the temp_errors option on the pipe_transport.

> If curl itself fails for a longer period, delivery should be threaten as
> "failed".


Set appropriate retry rules to define how long Exim should retry
deliveries to the CMS.

> If curl returns an error message from our CMS, delivery should be threaten
> as "failed".


Use the return_output option on the pipe transport.

> However I have no glue, how to tell exim to deliver a "failed" mail to
> another mailbox.


You should set errors_to on the router that sets up the CMS transport.

Tony.
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