Re: [exim] rejecting transport if insecure

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Author: Cyborg
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] rejecting transport if insecure
Am 01.12.2017 um 11:46 schrieb Heiko Schlittermann via Exim-users:
> 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.
>


For the record, it's as easy as it sounds :)

begin retry

*                      refused
*                      quota
*                      tls_required
*                      *                        F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5;
F,4d,6h

A++ guys :D

best regards,
Marius