On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Mark Edwards wrote: > I then run exim with: > > exim -bd -q30s > > So that messages are sent no later than 30 seconds from when they go on the > queue.
There is no guarantee of that. All you are guaranteeing is that you start a queue runner every 30 seconds. If you have a queue of any length, it might take some time for a queue runner to process it all, even if it is skipping most messages. However, if your queue is always very small, it won't matter. > > > The only thing I dislike about this is that it takes a long time for the > > > process to complete, which requires the client to sit and wait for the > > > whole process. Can someone suggest a way to have exim queue mail for the > > > smart router, and issue a bounce if some problem occurs? As it is, it > > > takes a minute or two for a client to send a mail, which isn't really > > > pleasant on the user's end. Looking back at this, there is something not right. Under a normal configuration, Exim should not start sending a message until after it has accepted it *and told the client so*. Sending delays should not affect the receiving in any way, unless you have set the "mua_wrapper" option, which specifically asks for this behaviour. -- Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714. Get the Exim 4 book: http://www.uit.co.uk/exim-book -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
