Re: [exim] rejecting transport if insecure

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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] rejecting transport if insecure
Cyborg <cyborg2@???> (Fr 01 Dez 2017 11:11:06 CET):

> The messages do not get removed from the message queue:
>
> 2017-12-01 10:45:42 1eKhX1-0008El-GN == tlstest@??? R=dnslookup
> T=remote_smtp defer (-38) H=mail.XXXXXX.de [XXXX]: a TLS session is
> required, but the server did not offer TLS support
>
> They just stay in, because exims thinks, the error is temporarilly :(
>
> I'm not as hopefull as exim is :D The tested mailserver lacks tls since
> 1995 ;) No need to think it will change soon .. How do i get them failed
> immediatly (best with a delivery message to the sender ) ?


Check the retry rules. You can set up error specific retry rules.
I never did this. There is an 'tls_required' item, so I suppose, you can
set up a rule with zero retry time to force a bounce.

    Best regards from Dresden/Germany
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
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