* wiskbr...@hotmail.com <wiskbr...@hotmail.com>:

> Does this mean that if a remote site has this set to 450 that I will
> keep trying for 5 days, or however long my "maximal_queue_lifetime" is
> set for?

Exactly.

> What do I do in the case of misconfigured (are they?) MTA's?

Wait 5 days. Or contact the idiot sysadmin on the receiving end. Oh,
let me guess, they don't have a postmaster account or a proper WHOIS
entry, either.

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