Re: When will qmail back off to the next MX?

[Jason Haar]

On Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 08:38:25AM -0400, Greg Owen wrote:
>       Not that its my job to defend them, but I don't think its a lack of
> brains.  Their system allows the actual end mail host owners, who are often

Not only that - but I recall seeing this exact strategy mentioned in a book
on Security and Firewalls...

Let's face it, as far as I'm aware, qmail is the only MTA that doesn't do
"goto next MX if first MX timesout/fails". Put another way - over 80% of the
MTAs on the Internet today handle MX issues differently that Qmail - which
is right?

[Boy, I must be full of shi... - erm - beans - this morning!]

[donning flame-proof underpants]

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Cheers

Jason Haar

Unix/Network Specialist, Trimble NZ
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