Sendmail Version 8 Configurable Timeouts (170031)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0

This article was previously published under Q170031

SUMMARY

This article lists the Sendmail version 8.0 timeouts that can be configured on the Sendmail host:

initial: the amount of time to wait for the initial greeting message.

mail: the amount of time the local Sendmail waits for acknowledgement of its MAIL command.

rcpt: the amount of time the local Sendmail waits for acknowledgement of each RCPT command.

datainit: the amount of time that the local Sendmail waits for acknowledgement of its DATA command.

datablock: the amount of time the local Sendmail waits for acknowledgement of receipt of each line.

datafinal: the amount of time the local Sendmail waits for acknowledgement that the mail message was received.

rset: the amount of time the local Sendmail waits for acknowledgement of the RSET command.

quit: the amount off time the local Sendmail waits for acknowledgement of the QUIT command.

misc: the amount of time the local Sendmail waits for acknowledgement of miscellaneous commands.

command: the amount of time the local Sendmail waits for commands.


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/21/2005
Keywords:KB170031