We're seeing outgoing mail rejected (as expected) because the far end is
greylisting. However, Exim doesn't seem to be honouring the retry times
and is failing immediately. From the logs:
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# exigrep vollands.com /var/log/exim4/* /var/log/old/mainlog.*
2009-08-01 18:48:16 1MDYww-0007FE-4A SMTP error from remote mail server
after RCPT TO:<xxxxx@???>: host rhea.easily.co.uk
[212.53.64.82]: 451 82.108.133.130 - You have been greylisted, please
try later
2009-08-01 18:48:16 1MDYww-0007FE-4A == xxxxx@??? R=dnslookup
T=remote_smtp defer (-44): SMTP error from remote mail server after
RCPT TO:<xxxxx@???>: host easymx2.easily.co.uk [212.53.64.68]:
451 82.108.133.130 - You have been greylisted, please try later
2009-08-01 18:48:16 1MDYww-0007FE-4A ** xxxxx@???
<xxxxx@???>: retry timeout exceeded
2009-08-01 18:48:16 1MDYww-0007FE-4A Completed
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Notice that the time of all four log entries is identical. I checked for
any retry data for that domain:
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# exinext vollands.com
No retry data found for vollands.com
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The retry parameters are out of the box:
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begin retry
* * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h
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The only "unusual" part of the configuration is that Mailscanner is being
used, so there are two Exim instances running; however, I don't believe
that this should affect outgoing mail. Most mail is sent without problems.
Grateful for any pointers as to what may be causing this.
Thanks,
Keith
