Re: [exim] dns_ question..

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Brian
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] dns_ question..
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Brian wrote:

> So I've been trying to change the values of dns_retry and dns_retrans and I
> just want to make sure I have this right..
>
> dns_retrans is how much time it will wait for dns answer (globally not just
> dnslists) and dns_retry is how many times it will retry?


As it says in the manual, I have never been able to find definitive
documentation of what these parameters do. I expect it depends on the
particular resolver and nameserver that you are using.

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