Re: [exim-dev] Randomising retry times?

On Fri, 2 Sep 2005, Michael Haardt wrote:

> It's just too bad if they all wait, and then retry all at once. That's
> what I am trying to avoid.

If they all retry at once, they must all have the same queue runner
interval. Instead of, say, 15 minutes for them all, does it help to have
a spread such as 13, 15, 17 ?

> Put it differently: What would break if geometric retry intervals would
> use the computed earliest retry time as interval for a random number?

Nothing. Hints are hints.

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