Re: [exim] Retry on 550 errors

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Autor: Chris Lightfoot
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A: John Burnham
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Assumpte: Re: [exim] Retry on 550 errors
On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 10:52:37AM -0000, John Burnham wrote:
> > If you're going to start announcing temporary errors as
> > permanent, it's hardly a surprise that people are going to
> > start treating announced permanent errors as temporary!
>
> But surely the point being made is that it up to the person running the server
> as to whether they regard the error to be permanent or temporary ?


no. It's up to the sending MTA to decide whether
repeatedly seeing a transient error means that they should
abandon delivery.

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