Aaron Bennett:
> > Postfix bounces because the DNS server replies that this DNS
> > record DOES NOT EXIST.
> >
> > To work around, use soft_bounce=yes and watch your queue
> > carefully for mail piling up.
>
> Thanks, Wietse. I don't want soft_bounce=yes for everything so
> I'll probably created a dedicated transport for that host. Does
> that seem reasonable?
I agree. A dedicated "smtp" transport with "-o soft_bounce=yes"
allows you to make the workaround specific for this destination.
You'll still want to watch the queue, but if these outages are
temporary, the problem will resolve itself as Postfix retries
deliveries.
Wietse
