Just wonder what if my mail server went offline for some periods, and the sending party couldn’t deliver.

Will there be any consequences except I don’t get the mail? I tried searching but they all in the perspective of a sender and get a bounce, rather the other way around.

  • cron@feddit.orgEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Some things to consider:

    • It is typical for mail servers to retry a couple of times for maybe a day or two. The exact values can differ a lot.
    • After this time, the message bounces and the sender (sometimes) gets notified.
    • This bounce might get your address removed from newsletters.
    • umami_wasabi@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      So noting substantial other than I don’t get the mail and might get kick out of newsletters?

      • cron@feddit.orgEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Correct. But at least for me, even the low risk of some e-mails getting lost is pretty substantial.