Re: [exim] Fallback upon certain errors

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Author: Josselin Mouette
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Fallback upon certain errors
Le mercredi 03 mai 2006 à 09:55 -0400, Marc Sherman a écrit :
> Josselin Mouette wrote:
> >
> > What I'd like to achieve is, when this transport fails with a certain
> > error code - namely error 550, for domains using stupid RBLs I'm listed
> > in - to retry with another transport (a smarthost one).
> >
> > Is it possible with exim4 ?
>
> It's not possible, and even if it were, it would be a very bad idea.
> You should just use a smarthost for all your mail if you want reliable
> delivery.


I would if I had a reliable smarthost handy.

> This has been discussed extensively on this list many times in the past.


Telling people to just live with DNSBLs is not an answer. Given the
behaviour of some stupid lists, any server can be randomly added to the
list. Dial-up, DSL or colo, this is all the same.
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