Re: [exim] Should queue processing be rewritten in Exim?

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Author: Martin A. Brooks
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To: Marc Perkel
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Should queue processing be rewritten in Exim?
Marc Perkel wrote:
> This wouldn't be randomly lost emails as in 1 in every 1000 emails goes
> away. This is more like having a hard drive crash and losing what's in
> the queue. It would be a rare and unexpected occurrance and it would be
> something that would be optional. Peformance vs. reliability.
>


You're confused.

This would be like throwing away some very simple and very basic and
mostly inexpensive procedures in favour of unmeasured deliverability
time improvements. "Your email might get there quicker, or it might not
get there at all."

If a message's delivery is critical, sending it via email shows a
shocking lack of understanding of the medium.



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