[exim-dev] Problems with multiple smtp recipients

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Author: Hendrik Visage
Date:  
To: exim-dev
Subject: [exim-dev] Problems with multiple smtp recipients
Hi there,

The following is an (interesting) case were the remote server denies
(or rather "postpones") some of the RCPT TO: recipient's delivery.

It appears to be related to a maximum number of recipients problem, but not quite
from the message below , so the question is:


How can I get exim to deliver the email to those it can (which the remote side said is
okay, ie 250) but retry the others (ie. the 4xx) later and report on those not
deliverable (ie. the 5xx etc.)??
I guess this might be a developers issue, as it appears to "go away" once I've dropped the
max_rcpt for the time being, though I would expect exim to notice which ones are
allowed and which ones aren't, ie. should be queued/returned.


GReetz
HEndrik

<exim -v -qff output>

Unfrozen by forced delivery
Connecting to mail3.sun.ac.za [146.232.64.13]:25 ... connected
SMTP<< 220 mail3.sun.ac.za ESMTP Exim 4.34 Sun, 06 Mar 2005 22:11:46 +0200
SMTP>> EHLO hvs.envisage.co.za

  SMTP<< 250-mail3.sun.ac.za Hello wblv-165-40-22.telkomadsl.co.za [165.165.40.22]
         250-SIZE 52428800
         250-PIPELINING
         250 HELP

SMTP>> MAIL FROM:<MAILLISTcpt-bounces@???> SIZE=32949
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<hhh@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<ccccccc@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<22222222222@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<333333333@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<44444444@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<jjjjjjjjj@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<55555555555@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<uuuuuuu@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<6666666@???>
SMTP>> RCPT TO:<777777@???>
SMTP>> DATA

SMTP<< 250 OK
SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP<< 451 Try this address in the next batch, please.
LOG: MAIN
SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<333333333@???>: host mail3.sun.ac.za [146.232.64.13]: 451 Try this address in the next batch, please.
2005-03-06 22:11:46 1D69At-0000lL-Gu SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<333333333@???>: host mail3.sun.ac.za [146.232.64.13]: 451 Try this address in the next batch, please.
SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP<< 250 Accepted
SMTP<< 451 Try this address in the next batch, please.
LOG: MAIN
SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<777777@???>: host mail3.sun.ac.za [146.232.64.13]: 451 Try this address in the next batch, please.
LOG: MAIN
== hhh@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== ccccccc@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== 22222222222@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== 333333333@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== 44444444@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== jjjjjjjjj@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== 55555555555@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== uuuuuuu@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== 6666666@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
== 777777@??? R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process returned non-zero status 0x0100: exit code 1
LOG: MAIN
Frozen
LOG: queue_run MAIN
End queue run: pid=26742 -qff
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