RE: [cobalt-developers] ETRN and MS Exchange

["Andy Brown" <andy.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taco Scargo [mailto:Taco.Scargo@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 07 December 2001 2:18 PM
> To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-developers] ETRN and MS Exchange
> 
> 
> Hi Andy,
> 
> > One problem I keep on facing is if the remote server is offline for 
> > more than 4 hours, the sender gets the normal warning message sent 
> > back to them from sendmail such as:
> > 
> > 	... Deferred: Connection timed out with xxx.server.net.
> > 	Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
> > 	Will keep trying until message is 5 days old
> > 
> > 
> > If you know how to remove this, or defer it to the 5 days, etc then 
> > that would be great!!
> 
> Just look in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf and search for the directive 
> 'Timeout.queuewarn=4h and change that to a higher value, e.g. 
> 96h for 4 days.
> 
> With regards,
> 
> Taco Scargo



PERFECT!
Thanks for that Taco, that's exactly what I needed.

Regards,

Andy
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