Re: Slow downstream site wedged my Postfix...

Subject: Re: Slow downstream site wedged my Postfix...
From: Chris Wedgwood (cwf00f.org)
Date: Sun Jan 30 2000 - 20:24:29 CST

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> In this case, the solution is for Postfix to not accept tons of
> mail for the downed site to begin with.

Then why be a secondary MX at all?

> As the count exceeds some threshold, Postfix inserts delays into
> the the SMTP dialog, so it still accepts mail, just a bit slower.

That just pushes the problem off to someone else...

-cw

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