Dave Sill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "J.M. Roth \(iip\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >is it possible to configure qmail to send out a "temporary failure" message
> >or something if mail can't be delivered rightaway?
>
> No.
But if you're desperate, you can create this feature easily. Write a Perl
script which either 1) grovels through the queue directories, or 2) runs
/var/qmail/bin/qmail-qread, and sends a report to the original sender for
messages enqueued longer than X minutes/hours/days.
> >Some failure messages inbetween would be quite helpful.
>
> That's one of sendmail's more annoying features, if you ask me.
100% agreed. Don't even consider doing what I described above. If an email
is _that_ time-sensitive, follow up using a phone call. Better yet, write
``Let me know AS SOON AS you receive this!'' inside the body of the email.
Len.
--
I'm more worried about real security problems than theoretical
reliability problems.
-- Dan Bernstein
