Author: Tom Bombadil Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] routing/transporting queued messages
Philip Hazel wrote: > 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.
>
