On Tue, Apr 06, 1999 at 05:57:37PM -0500, Fred Lindberg wrote:
> When sending, one would look up host names in the cdb, and if
> QMTP-capable start a QMTP dialog. If it fails, the db can be updated
> with that info (it doesn't matter if it takes a while to make it to the
> cdb since this should be rare). When the db is updated a subsequent
> redelivery will use SMTP.
The outbound smtp agent would have to be aware somehow of the
activities of its fellow outbound qmtp server. If the smtp listener
on a remote site is advertising qmtp, and its qmtp server is not
responding then this could cause a severe delay in mail going via
smtp.
-Peter
