Re: Typo in log message: "calloout"

Patrick Cernko via Exim-users <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Mar 2026 10:41:13 +0100

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Hi Jeremy, hi list,

On 2026-03-03 10:23:20, Jeremy Harris via Exim-users wrote:
> On 2026/03/03 7:20 AM, Olaf Hopp (SCC) via Exim-users wrote:
>> 2026-03-02 09:46:11 recipient verify defer (making calloout connection): T=remote_smtp Network is unreachable
> 
> This is not a typo.  Exim uses the term "callout" specifically for an address (sender 
> or recipient)
> verification which performs an external access.  See the documentation.
> 
> In the wider world, I find the word in multiple dictionaries with an online search.

I think Olaf is talking about the doubled 'o' here: "making call**O**out connection). ;-)

Best,
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Patrick Cernko <[email protected]> +49 681 9325 5815
Joint Scientific IT and Technical Service
Max-Planck-Institute für Informatik & Softwaresysteme


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