On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM Slavko via Exim-users < exim-users@lists.exim.org> wrote:
> On 22. januára 2025 11:54:51 UTC, Odhiambo Washington via Exim-users < > exim-users@lists.exim.org> wrote: > > >So is the correct retry I need written as F,1d,24h - to mean, retry every > >24hrs for 1d? > > F,1d,24h: > > + F = retry at fixed intervals > + 1d = retry for 1day, after that go to next definition or bounce > + 24h = retry after every 24 hours > > IMO, it can work, but will be less than optimal, as on any delivery > problem (even short time) at time of delivery will result in bounce. > I am not sure what will really happen, as end of retry time happens > in the same as first retry (1d = 24h), someone other must comment. > > Anyway, you will want to retry multiple times. I would copy default > (on debian) retry times after that, adjusted to that first 24h delay, > eg.: > > F,1d,24h; F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,3d,6h > The whole exercise is not being implemented because there is any problem, but because we do not want emails from the sender, addressed to a Mailman ML, to be delivered immediately due to some 'political' reasons :) I could also use Mailman's moderation bit, but that would create a job for the moderators so it better happens without human intervention. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] -- ## subscription configuration (requires account): ## https://lists.exim.org/mailman3/postorius/lists/exim-users.lists.exim.org/ ## unsubscribe (doesn't require an account): ## exim-users-unsubscr...@lists.exim.org ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
