From b12c503f6bd743dca11f8706ee93fab4cffb3b5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gareth Rees Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:19:20 +0100 Subject: Clarify script/mailin error handling --- docs/installing/email.md | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/installing') diff --git a/docs/installing/email.md b/docs/installing/email.md index 8ed7331f2..8d6fc671f 100644 --- a/docs/installing/email.md +++ b/docs/installing/email.md @@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ Parts of this address are controlled with options in INCOMING_EMAIL_PREFIX = 'foi+' INCOMING_EMAIL_DOMAIN = 'example.com' -When you have set up your MTA, if there is some error inside Rails, the -email is returned with an exit code 75, which for postfix and exim at least means the MTA will try again later. Additionally, a stacktrace is emailed to `CONTACT_EMAIL`. +If there is some error inside Rails while processing an email, an exit code `75` is returned to the MTA by the `script/mailin` script. Postfix and Exim (and maybe others) take this as a signal for the MTA to try again later. Additionally, a stacktrace is emailed to `CONTACT_EMAIL`. A well-configured production Alaveteli install will have had the MTA make a backup copy of the email sent to the special Alaveteli addresses in a separate mailbox, just in case. -- cgit v1.2.3