Several messages in the incoming queue are not being sent

[Dustin Baer]

Peter Peters wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:37:28 -0600, you wrote:
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>>I would then move every df/qf pair from mqueue.in.OLD to mqueue.in:
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>I wouldn't do that. It makes a bad impression. When sendmail crashes the
>server at the other end will notice and send the message again. When you
>move the pairs to mqueue.in the message will be handled again by your
>system. So the recipient will receive the message twice.
>
Isn't an xf file created during transmission, and when the sending
server releases the email, the xf is changed to a qf?

With as many df files as Diego had, I would think that a few people
getting a duplicate email would be better than 1000+ emails not being
delivered at all! :-)

Dustin

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