Re: [exim] Slow Delivery - Nothing in log

On 11/05/2019 13:28, Rob Gunther via Exim-users wrote:
> I am tracing some slow delivery of mail, about 20+ minutes

How often do you run the queue? Do you log the info that you
are running the queue?

> A message comes in, but Exim appears to make no delivery attempt for 20+
> minutes.
>
> The logs show the message is accepted, then 20 minutes later it is
> delivered. Nothing in the logs during the 20 minutes for that message, no
> delivery attempts.
>
> When I look through the logs, the server is delivering other messages to
> said domain/server.

Immediadiately after receipt?

> What would cause Exim to just hold the message in the queue like that?
>
> It happens for a small % of mail, and the delay is not always 20 minutes.
>
> Anything I can check out in logs or configuration to determine why it is
> holding up the delivery of the messages?
>

main config option queue_only_load ? deliver_queue_load_max ?
queue_only_file ? smtp_accept_queue ?
smtp_accept_queue_per_connection ?

ACL control = queue_only ?

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Cheers,
Jeremy