[COFF] Re: Status of classiccmp.org?

[Tomasz Rola <rtomek@ceti.pl>]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 09:37:46AM -0600, Grant Taylor via COFF wrote:
> On 6/14/22 11:14 PM, Tomasz Rola wrote:
> >Ah. I too am missing a "noise" coming from that direction. A
> >noise, well, a buzz, of bees always repairing their hardware,
> >nothing negative.
> 
> I think that it will be interesting to see how much email makes it
> through once services are brought back on line.
> 
> I've always retained mail for two weeks before giving up.  Not as
> may people do so for as long any more.

As you might know, when the target does not receive email, sender will
try to send it to backup receiver(s), here:

 $ dig classiccmp.org MX

; <<>> DiG 9.16.27-Debian <<>> classiccmp.org MX
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27228
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;classiccmp.org.                        IN      MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
classiccmp.org.         1799    IN      MX      10 mx2.ezwind.net.
classiccmp.org.         1799    IN      MX      10 mx1.ezwind.net.

[...]

and from this:

[

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_record

]

I infer that the actual date when email will get dumped to /dev/null
depends on settings of relevant mail servers (MTAs) - either sending one
or backup receiver. If there is a way to get those value remotely by
talking to the server, I have not yet dug it up, nor looked.

I assume it might be about two weeks in case of classiccmp and each
email author should be notified when his email fails to reach a
recipient. So, we will see (experiment by doing nothing...),

-- 
Regards,
Tomasz Rola

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