Hi Paul, On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 01:10:58 -0700 Paul Theodoropoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> 1) if there is a comparable way to defer delivery for a virtual >>> domain, similar to setting the sticky bit on a home directory >> Shut down the SMTP server. >> >> The mails that would like to come in from outside should sit in mail >> queue on the other end for 5 days while your SMTP is not accessible, > There is no guarantee that any site will hold the messages for five > days, as there is no stipulation in the RFC's for queue hold > intervals, to the best of my knowledge. Five days is a > traditional/customary interval, but not a requirement. Many sites use > shorter queues due to high volume, and the high cost of attempting > redelivery of messages that are unlikely to ever go through if they > don't go through within the first few hours. I use 72 hours for most > of my servers. You're right. 5 days is only the 'default' most queues are set up to. But as Justin asked for disabling delivery for 'a short amount of time' I guess even 72 hours would be quite enough :-) -- Pit
