On Mon, 27 Feb 2006, Daniel Tiefnig wrote:
> chapter 32.2[0] of the specification document says:
> "After a 4xx SMTP response for a recipient address, the whole address is
> used when searching the retry rules."
>
> In chapter 32.4 then there's an example for "rcpt_4xx" errors, that reads:
> "the.host.name rcpt_452 F,1h,10m"
> IMO these two are contradicting, as chapter 32.2 (furthered by 32.3)
> suggests that for 4xx recipient errors exim never uses the remote
> hostname to find a retry rule. So either the example is a wrong one, or
> chapter 32.2 should be clarified accordingly.
Hmm. I'll have to look at the code to see exactly what happens, and
adjust the documentation to clarify it.
> Wishlist Item:
>
> Would it be a big hack to implement similar functionality (like
> rcpt_452, and the wishlisted mail_452) for unexpected connection closes?
> I.e. I'd need something that would match "Remote host ... closed
> connection in response to end of data" errors. I'm seeing this from a
> "Ikarus MailWall" protected host quite regularly.
A special error code would have to be devised for that condition, if it
does not already exist, but I don't think (without looking closely) that
it is a huge item. I'll put it on the WishList.
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Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service
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