12 and later)
define(`confTO_ACONNECT??, `timeout??) ?†? mc technique (V8.12 and later)
Here, timeout is of type time. If the time is specified as zero (the default), no timeout is
imposed.
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Note that if the aconnect time limit is exceeded, delivery of the message will be deferred
until the next queue run.
Also note that if the aconnect time limit is exceeded, and if the FallbackMXhost (?§24.9.48 on
page 1030) option was defined, a connection will be made to the host defined by the
FallbackMXhost option.
24.9.119.2 Timeout.auth (V8.12 and later)
When sendmail connects to another site, it greets that site with an EHLO command. In
return, the other site replies with a list of SMTP extensions it supports:
250-host.domain Hello some.domain, pleased to meet you
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-PIPELINING
250-8BITMIME
250-SIZE
250-DSN
250-ETRN
250-AUTH DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 ?†? note this line
250-DELIVERBY
250 HELP
The local sendmail notes that the other site supports AUTH, so the local sendmail uses the
AUTH command. The local sendmail then waits for the other side to begin its negotiating.
The amount of time the local sendmail waits can be limited withth is auth keyword, the
forms of which are as follows:
O Timeout.
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