Re: [exim] Retry on 550 errors

On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 10:53:51AM +0000, Graeme Fowler wrote:
> But this is the whole point: the MTA has no knowledge of *why* the user
> is over quota, just that they are. And that means the message cannot be
> delivered (presumably after a configurable period), this it's a
> permanent error.

no, it's a temporary error, because a future attempt with
the same sender/receiver/data stands a reasonable chance
of success without there being any oeprator intervention
-- see the description in the RFC.

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