> > This actually brings up another question. What happens when iMS
> > is used as a relay but for some reason the message can't be
> > delivered immediately like in the case of not being able to find a
> > DNS record? Does the SMTP server report this type of failure
> > immediately to the client or does it put the message in a queue
> > and try again later? If it goes in a queue where is that stored?
>
> It depends on the failure. If there is a DNS lookup failure then the mail
> is requeued. Also, if there is a problem connecting to the remote server
> then the mail is requeued. If there is no MX for the recipient domain then
> the mail is returned immediately. All outgoing mail is stored in the
> designated queue directory which defaults to <iMS dir>\Out
> Regards,
> Howie
So requeued (man that's a lot of vowels) mail in the <iMS dir>\Out
directory is later processed by the SMTP server? Or is the POST
server expected to handle it from there?
-Chris
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