Delivering Messages

Once a connection has been opened and the receiving server has acknowledged that it is ready to receive data, messages can be transmitted for delivery. This section describes the settings that determine how delivery occurs, including route options and the number of times to attempt delivery.

This section contains:

• About Message Delivery Options
  
• Configuring Retry Attempts and Intervals
  
• Setting the Message Hop Count
  
• Setting the Masquerade Domain
  
• Setting a Fully Qualified Domain Name
  
• Configuring a Smart Host
  
• Enabling Reverse DNS Lookup
  
• Configuring Authentication for Outbound Messages
  
• Enabling TLS for Outbound Messages
  
• Using the Pickup Directory for Message Delivery

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