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| author | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2015-05-09 17:05:49 +0100 |
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| committer | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2015-05-09 17:50:30 +0100 |
| commit | fd7f7910649e935c3bf5d48fe2742320dedfd82d (patch) | |
| tree | 9757581a535856c34e260f98d07d11c9f48a0e6f /doc/doc-docbook | |
| parent | 9d787f107ebf6fe5901140d0c673366fc1ddf115 (diff) | |
Add retrans/retry options to dnsdb lookup. Bug 1539
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 13 |
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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 9baaad233..535e81ee6 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -6962,6 +6962,17 @@ The default is &"never"&. See also the &$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$& variable. +.cindex timeout "dns lookup" +.cindex "DNS" timeout +Timeout for the dnsdb lookup can be controlled by a retrans modifier. +The form is &"retrans_VAL"& where VAL is an Exim time specification +(eg &"5s"&). +The default value is set by the main configuration option &%dns_retrans%&. + +Retries for the dnsdb lookup can be controlled by a retry modifier. +The form if &"retry_VAL"& where VAL is an integer. +The default count is set by the main configuration option &%dns_retry%&. + .section "Pseudo dnsdb record types" "SECID66" .cindex "MX record" "in &(dnsdb)& lookup" @@ -14155,6 +14166,8 @@ servers have all been upgraded, there should be no need for this option. .option dns_retrans main time 0s .cindex "DNS" "resolver options" +.cindex timeout "dns lookup" +.cindex "DNS" timeout The options &%dns_retrans%& and &%dns_retry%& can be used to set the retransmission and retry parameters for DNS lookups. Values of zero (the defaults) leave the system default settings unchanged. The first value is the |