[MAILSCANNER] /var/spool/mqueue* messages

[Venkata Achanta]

>These mails are not being delivered because"Connection refused by
>outmx024.isp.belgacom.be" This is normal and they will sit in the queue for
>5 days if you have a normal sendmail configuration.

i have the defualt sendmail config where every such message is retried 
every 15 minutes for 5 days and its slowing down the legit e-mail delivery 
any pointers to ideal/best practice sendmail configuration options will be 
helpful to me. There are lot of retry messages getting infront of the valid 
e-mail causing delays.

Any points or your sendmail config would be helpful.

Thanks


current config

divert(0)dnl
include(`/usr/share/sendmail-cf/m4/cf.m4')dnl
VERSIONID(`$Id: sendmail-procmail.mc,v 1.1 2003/04/24 21:18:58 avenj Exp $')
dnl
OSTYPE(linux)dnl
DOMAIN(generic)dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp, Name=MTA')dnl
define(`confSMTP_LOGIN_MSG', `$j - $b')
define(`confTO_IDENT',`0s')dnl
FEATURE(`smrsh',`/usr/sbin/smrsh')dnl
FEATURE(`mailertable',`hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable.db')dnl
FEATURE(`virtusertable',`hash -o /etc/mail/virtusertable.db')dnl
FEATURE(`local_lmtp',`/usr/sbin/mail.local')dnl
FEATURE(`local_procmail')dnl
FEATURE(`no_default_msa',`dnl')dnl
define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS', `authwarnings,novrfy,noexpn,restrictqrun')dnl
FEATURE(local_procmail,`',`procmail -t -Y -a $h -d $u')dnl
LOCAL_DOMAIN(`localhost')dnl
MAILER(local)dnl
MAILER(smtp)dnl
MAILER(procmail)dnl

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