Try setting your smtp_load_reserve option to some point below the maximum load your server can handle. Exim should reject any SMTP connections during that time instead of issuing a 55x. Any reasonable server should retry from that type of error.
Alternatively, you could ask this on the Exim list. http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users Steven --- Steven Dickenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Computer Network Manager The Key School, Annapolis Maryland -----Original Message----- From: Fyodorov, Andrey FTL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:31 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: OT: Exim qestion I hope someone here knows Exim. Is there a way to change Exim's response codes? We have an Exim server that once in a while gets overloaded (CPU 100%) and starts sending out "554 Transaction failed, No space left on device". This causes all the remote servers to bounce mail without retrying. This server is our gateway for outbound mail and also our MX is pointing to it. Once it starts replying with 554, we are losing inbound and outbound mail. I am wondering if there is a way to change the Exim server to send out a 4xx reponse code instead of 554 so that the remote servers would retry later instead of bouncing mail. Thanks in advance. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
