Re: sendmail.el bug or expected behavior?

[Jan D.]

> Jan D. writes ("Re: sendmail.el bug or expected behavior?"):
> > Actually, I have mail-interactive set to t, I forgot about that.
> > What about setting timeouts to a lower value, wouldn't that help?
>
> Timeouts, what timeouts ?  Does Emacs have a timeout ?

No, but sendmail has.

> Changing the timeouts in your MTA is probably not a good idea (except
> perhaps as part of configuring it as a hub-based client - see my other
> mail).

Since the reason not to deliver in the foreground per default is that
it might hang, changing the MTA timeout for foreground delivery sounds
like a way forward.  At least you know when things fail.

        Jan D.