[exim] Change Bounce Processing Time

Hi, Stevo

On Tue, 9 Aug 2011 22:55:32 -0700 (PDT) in message number <1312955732.45095.YahooMailNeo@???>, received here on 10/08/2011 10:54:12, Stevo Devo <stevo6018@???> said:

> Hi All,
>
> I have an internal Exim MTA that I use to process internal emails
> from our CRM system.  Currently if an incorrect email address is
> entered then the mail stays in the Exim mail queue for 2 days until
> it is rejected.  I'd like to shorten that time frame down to 2 hours.

I am NOT an Exim expert by any means, but I wonder if that's a bit
severe, because some causes of bouncing are temporary (such as a full
mailbox).

However, assuming you are using version 4 (and I'd be surprised if
you're not) all you need to do is change one line in your exim.conf

timeout_frozen_after = 2d
to
timeout_frozen_after = 2h


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