> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, CLEMENT Francis wrote: > > > Seems there was some post about this. > > > > The BIG figure is when the final domain have multiple mx servers. > > Suppose the final domain have two mx and one is misconfigured and return > > a 5xx. > > So if xmail tries first the 'bad' server, what to do next ? > > > > On a atomic try/retry cycle, you have two choices : > > 1 - don't try others mx and send back an NDR to the sender > > 2 - Try the others reminding MX for this try/retry cycle, and send back > > an NDR ONLY AND ONLY IF all mx return a 5xx, else schedule a normal > > retry cycle (that will retry on each mx). > > > > I think option 2 is better :) > > > > Could Davide tell us how xmail handles the 5xx with multiple mx ? > > As far as smtprelay goes, a failure (of whatever type), means try the next > server in the list.
That's why I wrote a mail, because it makes no sense to continue in the case of a permanent error. Is there a way to configure XMail with multiple domains and stop when you get a permanent error? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
