Just an update.  IPSwitch assumes "unknown host" to be an unrecoverable
error.  Why?  I don't know, as a unrecoverable error (a 500 error code) is
something that is received from the receiving mail server.  IMail is making
it a 500 error code on it's own.

I'm currently working with IPSwitch support about getting this resolved.

Ronnie

-----Original Message-----
From: Ronnie Morgan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:05 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What specifically happens when the internet connection goes
down with message being sent off-site?


Hi!

Yesterday, out internet connection went down, and when this happens, I
always tell my users that any email they send to someone off-site will still
get through, just delayed.  But, we were getting "Undeliverable Mail" in the
subject line, and "Unknown host" as the error in the body of the email for
email that was being sent off-site.  I checked the FAQ and have information
about undeliverable messages.  Imail will attempt (by default) to send a
message 20 times, once every 30 minutes.  But for "unknown host", the FAQ
seems to be saying that it won't try to send it again.

Obviously the host is going to be unknown, while the internet is down.  But
will the message get sent, and the "unknown host" error is just a warning
that it isn't going to get there immediately?  Or will the message NOT get
sent?

Thanks,
Ronnie


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