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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 7 |
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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index e8833ecbc..2363e7880 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -24112,6 +24112,8 @@ DKIM signing options. For details see section &<<SECDKIMSIGN>>&. .option delay_after_cutoff smtp boolean true +.cindex "final cutoff" "retries, controlling" +.cindex retry "final cutoff" This option controls what happens when all remote IP addresses for a given domain have been inaccessible for so long that they have passed their retry cutoff times. @@ -25867,10 +25869,13 @@ For local deliveries, one delivery attempt is always made for any subsequent messages. If this delivery fails, the address fails immediately. The post-cutoff retry time is not used. +.cindex "final cutoff" "retries, controlling" +.cindex retry "final cutoff" If the delivery is remote, there are two possibilities, controlled by the .oindex "&%delay_after_cutoff%&" &%delay_after_cutoff%& option of the &(smtp)& transport. The option is true by -default. Until the post-cutoff retry time for one of the IP addresses is +default. Until the post-cutoff retry time for one of the IP addresses, +as set by the &%retry_data_expire%& option, is reached, the failing email address is bounced immediately, without a delivery attempt taking place. After that time, one new delivery attempt is made to those IP addresses that are past their retry times, and if that still fails, |