Re: [exim] Repeated error notifications

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Author: Ernesto Saez
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Repeated error notifications
Philip, thanks for your answer.
I couldnt find the option I needed (delay_warning). It was behaving
properly. I thought it was sending a notification every time a delivery
was tried, but in fact it was just sending one per day (default). My
fault.

Ernesto.


> On Thu, 23 Mar 2006, Ernesto Saez wrote:
>
>> Maybe this is straightforward but I cant find it.
>> Currently when a message cannot be delivered due to a temporary error
>> (quota exceeded for example), it remains in the queue and the sender
>> receives a notification of the error.
>
> It should remain in the queue for as long as the relevant retry rule
> permits it. However, the sender should not normally receive notification
> except as controlled by the global delay_warning option.
>
>> Every time the system retries to deliver the message, if the problem
>> remains, the sender will receive again the same notification.
>
> This should not happen (subject to delay_warning).
>
>> Can this behaviour be changed? I would like to keep my retry
>> configuration but notify the sender only once (the first time the
>> message cannot be delivered correctly)
>
> What is your setting for delay_warning?
>
>
>
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> Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service
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