Sebastian Wiesinger:
> * lst_ho...@kwsoft.de <lst_ho...@kwsoft.de> [2011-12-08 14:46]:
> > >And I had hoped that perhaps this would be an improvement to postfix.
> > >Sadly it seems it was some kind of blasphemy to question the way
> > >postfix does handle this stuff.
> >
> > No, it means until now no one needs this so important to step up
> > with code/patches to improve it. If you really need a reliable
> > mailsystem you simply have to use reliable parts. If your mailsystem
> > respond with 4xx or simply hang in case it is not able to move any
> > mail is just a matter of taste.
>
> And that is where I disagree. IMHO a mailsystem should respond with a
> temporary error if it is experiencing a temporary error (like a lookup
> table not being availabe) not simply hang there and do.. nothing.
We know that. What are you going to do about it besides whining?
Wietse
