Re: Using exim efficiently on a dialup machine

[Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk>]

On 09 Sep 2002, Joerg Johannes wrote:
> Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > > Or what is the favoured way for a dialup machine to send mails from
> > > within mutt?
> > 
> > In /etc/ip-up.d/exim I have the following line:
> > 
> If you mean /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/exim, I have got that already, but only
> exim -qf. I'll add a second f to it.
> 
> > /usr/sbin/exim -qff
> > 
> > 
> > This sends any frozen messages automatically whenever I log on.
> 
> You mean, whenever you start a ppp connection, not?
> 
> Thanks
> joerg
> 

Yes. From the exim manual:

     -qff   This option operates like -qf and may appear with or without a fol­
              lowing  time.  The difference is that any frozen messages are auto­
              matically thawed, and delivery is attempted for them.


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