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Re: [cobalt-users] turning off mail services



On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, William J.A. Brillinger wrote:
 
> What happens to incoming email for a Raq4 if the mailserver is disabled for 
> an hour?
> Will it have a 'permanent fatal error' or will it be delivered when the 
> server comes back online?

It depends on who sends it, if it is coming from another mail server, it
will wait around for w while and try later. If it is from a client however
who is trying to send direct to you , they have no place to store it, and
delivery will fail immediatly....

There is a reason most people try to have backup mailservers ;P

gsh