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Re[2]: Advanced tricks I use to get rid of spam using MX 4xx

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Subject: Re[2]: Advanced tricks I use to get rid of spam using MX 4xx
From: Matt Thoene <thoene@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:09:20 -0800
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Reply-to: Matt Thoene <thoene@gmail.com>
Hello Marc,

Monday, November 27, 2006, 12:28:12 PM, you wrote:

>> That is correct.  Any MTA which immediately tries another delivery upon
>> receiving a temporary deferral is broken.
>>
>>
>>   

> So - Qmail does it right and every other MTA does it wrong?

It's been a while since I've worked with Postfix but I am pretty sure
they too do not immediately try backups when they get a temporary
deferral. The mail is placed in the deferred queue and tries again
later.

-- 
Matt


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