On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Tom Bombadil wrote: > I was reading chapter 3 of the official docs, but I'm still in doubt if > queue runners reroute the address(es) of a message in the queue, and > then re-transport it. > > Or if it just re-transport the message with the data originally set in > route time. > > For example, lets say that when a message is received, a manualroute > router looks up 'route_data' in mysql, and the result is 1.2.3.4. > But the message could not be delivered, and 2 hours later when the queue > runner processes that message, there is a new value for 'route_data' in > mysql (4.3.2.1). > > Which value of 'route_data' will be used when retrying? 1.2.3.4 or 4.3.2.1?
4.3.2.1 Exim does not remember routing information, with the sole exception of aliased addresses when one_time is set on a redirect router. This design is deliberate, so that errors can be corrected; the latest external information is always used. -- Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service 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/
