Re: [exim] retry question

Ian Eiloart wrote:
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> --On 10 August 2007 11:07:17 -0500 cjackson <cjackson@???>
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>> Hi,
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>> I am having a very difficult time sending email to att.net with the
>> default Exim 4.62 configuration. Att.net gives me 450 Busy Retry error
>> on almost all email I send to them right after the connection attempt. I
>> notice that if I manually resend using exim -M <emailid> many times,
>> like once every second for 30 seconds, the email usually goes. What
>> configuration should I try in the configure file to make this happen? I
>> tried this but it doesn't work.
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>> att.net rcpt_450 F,1m,1s
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> If they're busy, then it's not a good time to be hammering away at their
> server like this - you'll just make the situation worse. Have patience,
> and apply your usual retry rules.
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Ordinarily, I'd agree with you. But their servers are _always_ too busy.
So that won't work. Exim gives up and won't retry ever -- so 450 becomes
essentially an immediate permanent error.

I have been speaking with a qualified person at Bellsouth who has
informed me that certain IP blocks that ATT has identified as sources of
spam are "throttled". The blocks of course are DSL/DHCP addresses, plus
others lumped in there because it makes their lives easier at ATT.
Unfortunately, I'm in one of the other blocks that is static, so I get
the 450 treatment. I have no choice but to resend. It's sort like a
greylist, I guess.


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>> Is the hints database preventing the retry? Please let me know how you
>> send to att.net or how I can make this work.
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>> Thanks.
>> Craig
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