[exim-dev] [Bug 636] retry timeout exceeded 450 bug?

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Author: Toby Goodwin'
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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=636




--- Comment #18 from Toby Goodwin' <toby@???> 2014-01-21 08:06:58 ---
Hi Richard,

Thanks for the reply.

> http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch-retry_configuration.html#SECID162
> says: "Warning: This facility can be unhelpful if it is used for host
> errors


Oh, so it does. I missed that, apologies.

I do wonder if perhaps the warning needs to be more strongly worded.
Warning: on any server that uses SMTP, it is a mistake to use multiple
retry rules distinguished only by "senders=" qualifiers. The reason is...

We have a fair amount of exim expertise here, but nobody had come across
this before.

Cheers,

Toby.


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