On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@???> wrote: > # grep state.gov /var/log/exim4/mainlog
> 2012-06-18 18:44:27 1Sggw6-0002OE-1y SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<fmjvisas@???>: host stimson.state.gov [169.252.4.131]: 451 4.3.2 Please try again later
> 2012-06-18 18:44:28 1Sggw6-0002OE-1y == fmjvisas@??? R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp defer (-44): SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<fmjvisas@???>: host haig-ee.state.gov [169.253.194.10]: 451 4.3.2 Please try again later
> 2012-06-18 18:44:29 1Sggw6-0002OE-1y ** fmjvisas@???: retry timeout exceeded
>
> I'm using the default retry rule:
> # exim -brt state.gov
> Retry rule: * * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h;
> and the retry db says:
> R:fmjvisas@???:<Nikolaus@???> -44 13133 SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<fmjvisas@???>: host haig-ee.state.gov [169.253.194.10]: 451 4.3.2 Please try again later
> 13-Jun-2012 17:29:36 18-Jun-2012 18:44:29 19-Jun-2012 00:44:29 *
>
> Can someone explain why this mail was bounced so quickly?
Maybe you have set in this transport hosts_max_try = 1 ?
...Todd
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