Re: I/O error - no retry

Stefan Langeder via Exim-users <[email protected]> Wed, 4 Feb 2026 10:14:06 +0100
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Hi,

 > No.. A response has been received for the SMTP RCPT command, and any 
retrying
 > needed should happen as normal.

ok, but there is no retrying - no pending retries, no retry at all...

Best regards,
Stefan


On 2026-02-01 11:42, Jeremy Harris wrote:
 > On 2026/02/01 11:28 AM, Stefan Langeder via Exim-users wrote:
 > > However, I am not sure why Exim does not retry when the 
interruption occures. The logs say “peer close after all rcpt responses; 
converting i/o-error to no-error.” Could the last bit (converting 
i/o-error to no-error) be the reason? Does Exim need a specific retry 
rule for I/O errors?
 >
 > No.. A response has been received for the SMTP RCPT command, and any 
retrying
 > needed should happen as normal.
 >
 > You could use the "exinext" utility to observe pending retries.
 > --
 > Cheers,
 > Jeremy
 >
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