From: "Lukasz Wiechec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 04:21:40PM +0100, François TOURDE wrote: > > Joao Pedro Clemente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I haven't understood this reply: If you just start exim when you get > > > online, what happens when you try to send mail while offline? If exim is > > > not running, will it not fail?!? > > > > Exim is always ready on my laptop. Not started directly, but using inetd > > capabilities... > > > > /etc/inetd.conf: > > [...] > > smtp stream tcp nowait mail /usr/sbin/exim exim -bs > > [...] > > > > So, when I send local mail, it is queued. > > > > Once connected, exim is started with -qf option by script in /etc/ifplugd/ > > or any software you can use for plug/unplug mode. > > > > This works fine, thanks (the easiest solution stands usually right > in front of one's eyes :-). > > The only concern I have is that when I'm unplugged, I need to wait ~5sec > for exim to accept mail (normally it's being sent right away).
That sounds like it must be the time required to start from inetd. If you run exim as a daemon, it can do exactly the same things without the startup overhead. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
