Re: [exim] cutthrough deliver/mode

2020-05-14 Thread Jeremy Harris via Exim-users
On 14/05/2020 10:08, kevin shell via Exim-users wrote: > I read through the exim spec and came cross cutthrough deliver/mode, > Can someone explains what is cutthrough deliver mode? > I can't find a definition in the exim spec doc. Cutthrough delivery sets up and uses an SMTP connection for onward

Re: [exim] spec.txt, NFS and file locking

2020-05-14 Thread Jeremy Harris via Exim-users
On 13/05/2020 13:56, Vincent Lefevre via Exim-users wrote: > I've reported the following bug in the Debian BTS[*], as I think that > spec.txt (from exim 4.93) is incorrect. > > In /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/spec.txt.gz : > > > In order to append to an NFS file safely from more than one ho

[exim] cutthrough deliver/mode

2020-05-14 Thread kevin shell via Exim-users
Hello exim users. I read through the exim spec and came cross cutthrough deliver/mode, Can someone explains what is cutthrough deliver mode? I can't find a definition in the exim spec doc. Thanks. -- kevin -- ## List details at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim detai

[exim] spec.txt, NFS and file locking

2020-05-14 Thread Vincent Lefevre via Exim-users
I've reported the following bug in the Debian BTS[*], as I think that spec.txt (from exim 4.93) is incorrect. In /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/spec.txt.gz : In order to append to an NFS file safely from more than one host, it is necessary to take out a lock before opening the file, and the l

Re: [exim] exim 4.94 RC1 published

2020-05-14 Thread Andreas Metzler via Exim-users
Hello, thanks for driving this. Debian/experimental update will probably take until weekend, but we are almost at RC1 anyway (8ca559c846f149eda900c581cc4c0ce0cacb89c2). On 2020-05-14 Jeremy Harris via Exim-dev wrote: > I have built, and placed on the FTP site, Release Candidate 1 for > exim rele

[exim] exim 4.94 RC1 published

2020-05-14 Thread Jeremy Harris via Exim-users
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 I have built, and placed on the FTP site, Release Candidate 1 for exim release 4.94 ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/exim4/test/ The commit for RC1 is 632b9f8daa, at git://git.exim.org/exim.git -

Re: [exim] Exim as a backup MX server

2020-05-14 Thread Mike Tubby via Exim-users
Linda, Using multiple MX at multiple locations is common for lager implementations, big business, ISPs etc. Even my personal domain (tubby.org) follows this design with two servers at my company and a third at another site. root@public:~# dig tubby.org mx ; <<>> DiG 9.11.5-P4-5.1-Debian <<