{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PheonixSolutions Knowledge-Base","provider_url":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base","author_name":"Naveen Prasad","author_url":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/author\/naveen-prasad\/","title":"How to Clear the Exim Retry Database - PheonixSolutions Knowledge-Base","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EXTxy4tZm9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/2026\/01\/14\/how-to-clear-the-exim-retry-database\/\">How to Clear the Exim Retry Database<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/2026\/01\/14\/how-to-clear-the-exim-retry-database\/embed\/#?secret=EXTxy4tZm9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to Clear the Exim Retry Database&#8221; &#8212; PheonixSolutions Knowledge-Base\" data-secret=\"EXTxy4tZm9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Introduction Exim uses a retry database (also known as the hints database) to track temporary email delivery failures. When an email cannot be delivered due to issues such as SMTP errors, DNS failures, or temporary remote server unavailability, Exim defers the message and schedules a retry.Even after the underlying issue is resolved, Exim may continue ..Read more"}