I haven't read that part of the docs recently, but that's not the way it works. Each attempt will try all available mailers unless/until it succeeds or receives a permanent failure. The retry rules are only invoked after all MXes have been tried.
Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Neuböck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 June 2008 07:57 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [exim] retry confusion > > Hi, > > I'm having some trouble with retries. Either I misunderstand > something > or I've got a configuration error. I would greatly appreciate > any help! > > The situation is as follows: My mailer (exim 4.6) sends an email to a > domain with multiple MX entries (i.e. mail1.foo.bar MX 10, > mail2.foo.bar > MX 20). The first MX fails (either because of 'connection refused' or > 'temporary error' does not matter). As I understand the exim manual > chapter 32 the mailer should check its retry rules before trying the > next MX. > > The default retry configuration should default to all domains > and all error: > > begin retry > * * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h > > However, after failing to deliver the mail to the first MX the mailer > immediately tries the second MX. Shouldn't the first retry > wait at least > 15 minutes according to the retry rule? > > Thanks in advance for any help! > Greetings > Richard > > > > > > -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
