To answer my own question... http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.30/doc/html/FAQ_6.html#TOC204
2009/2/4 Ian P. Christian <[email protected]>: > I'm pretty sure this is user error due to lack of understanding of > something, but.... why was this mail timeouted out and an NDR send > when the retry's should haev happeened for 2 weeks? > > # exim -brt domain.co.uk > Retry rule: * * F,6h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,2w,6h; > > Jan 30 04:05:51 fallback exim[25860]: 2009-01-30 04:05:51 +0000 > 1LSkdb-0006j6-Jq <= [email protected] H=(relay...) [...] P=esmtp S=7200 > id=e1lskea-0002gp...@jester... for [email protected] > Jan 30 04:05:52 fallback exim[25862]: 2009-01-30 04:05:52 +0000 > 1LSkdb-0006j6-Jq == [email protected] R=lookuphost defer (-1): host > lookup did not complete > Feb 4 16:23:40 fallback exim[11979]: 2009-02-04 16:23:40 +0000 > 1LSkdb-0006j6-Jq == [email protected] routing defer (-51): retry time > not reached > Feb 4 16:29:52 fallback exim[15459]: 2009-02-04 16:29:52 +0000 > 1LSkdb-0006j6-Jq == [email protected] R=lookuphost defer (-1): host > lookup did not complete > Feb 4 16:29:52 fallback exim[15459]: 2009-02-04 16:29:52 +0000 > 1LSkdb-0006j6-Jq ** [email protected]: retry timeout exceeded > > Feb 4 16:29:52 fallback exim[15500]: 2009-02-04 16:29:52 +0000 > 1LUkdM-000420-P6 <= <> R=1LSkdb-0006j6-Jq U=Debian-exim P=local S=8064 > for [email protected] > Feb 4 16:29:53 fallback exim[15504]: 2009-02-04 16:29:53 +0000 > 1LUkdM-000420-P6 => [email protected] R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp H=... > [...] > Feb 4 16:29:53 fallback exim[15504]: 2009-02-04 16:29:53 +0000 > 1LUkdM-000420-P6 Completed > -- ## 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/
