On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Tom Bombadil wrote:
> I was reading chapter 3 of the official docs, but I'm still in doubt if
> queue runners reroute the address(es) of a message in the queue, and
> then re-transport it.
>
> Or if it just re-transport the message with the data originally set in
> route time.
>
> For example, lets say that when a message is received, a manualroute
> router looks up 'route_data' in mysql, and the result is 1.2.3.4.
> But the message could not be delivered, and 2 hours later when the queue
> runner processes that message, there is a new value for 'route_data' in
> mysql (4.3.2.1).
>
> Which value of 'route_data' will be used when retrying? 1.2.3.4 or 4.3.2.1?
4.3.2.1
Exim does not remember routing information, with the sole exception of
aliased addresses when one_time is set on a redirect router.
This design is deliberate, so that errors can be corrected; the latest
external information is always used.
--
Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service
Get the Exim 4 book: http://www.uit.co.uk/exim-book
