"Restart Every" option in MailScanner.conf?

[Glenn Steen]

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On 30/12/05, Joost Waversveld <joost at waversveld.nl> wrote:
> > On 30/12/05, Joost Waversveld <joost at waversveld.nl> wrote:
> >> (snip)
> >>
> >> Yes, this would break the RFC. Unfortunately you're depending on the
> >> sending MTA so that would mean you COULD lose some e-mail. I've seen it
> >> happen, but I cannot remember the exact situation.....
> >>
> >> Personally I do not want to depend on some one else's mailserver if you
> >> understand what I mean....
> >>
> >
> > ?
> > You *always* (or rather _they_ always) depend on the sending MTA doing
> > "the right thing"... Fortunately for you, until the time "they"
> > actually succeed in sending you the message, it's none of your
> > concern. ... So Peter is right...;)
> >
> > --
> > -- Glenn
> > email: glenn < dot > steen < at > gmail < dot > com
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> Ok, you're right that it SHOULD be the sender's problem, because they
> use an MTA which does not follow the RFC.
>
> I did not know the text from the RFC till you mentoined it. Now I do, I
> see my advice is wrong, so please ignore it.
>
> On the other hand, I really do not want to explain to our customers
> that they lost e-mail because of this, although we are not to blame. In
> their vision it would be our fault.
>
> Greets,
>
> Joost Waversveld.
>
:-)
God save us all from luser customers:-)

Happy new year!

--
-- Glenn
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