> We have a dial-up connection with our ISP. Normally we download and send
> out all e-mails twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
> Now the problem is that the linux server is sending back warning messages
> saying that messages queued up for delivery have not been sent out for more
> than 4 hours and that these messages will be kept for a maximum of 5 days.
> Now I appreciate this feature of sending such warnings, but I prefer a
> longer time gap. 4 hours is too short a period considering that we connect
> to the internet only twice a day. How can I change this from 4 hours to say
> 8 hours?
In sendmail.cf, change
#O Timeout.queuewarn=4h
to
O Timeout.queuewarn=8h
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