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Subject: Re: messages return immediatly after a DNS error
From: Ralf Hildebrandt (news-list.postfix.usersinnominate.de)
Date: Fri Dec 15 2000 - 05:20:50 CST

On 15 Dec 2000 09:16:00 +0100, Kerline DOUCET <kerline.doucetaql.fr> wrote:

>In both cases, there is only a temporarily error with the DNS servers.
>We want to configure Postfix so that it keeps trying to send the
>email during 5 minutes (for example) before giving up and sending
>back a message to the user.

In case of a temporary error, Postfix tries again, and (n)qmgr decides when
to do so. Tweak the options:

http://www.postfix.org/rate.html#backoff
especially queue_run_delay and minimal_backoff_time

Or get your DNS working :) 

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