Philip Hazel wrote: > 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. >
Awesome! Thanks a lot Philip. -- ## 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/
