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>> b. How long does it actually take (more and less) for the mailer-daemon at my e-mail host (or whoever) to find the addressee mailbox is full, the addressee is unknown or otherwise undeliverable? (such as address misspelled)

>> c. Where the addressee data seems valid, how long will the mailer-daemon at my e-mail host (or whoever) keep trying?

I've seen e-mail delivery taking from some seconds (less than about a half minute) to as much as days--but less than a week.
Once in a great while, I've received a message from a "MAILER-DAEMON" saying the daemon is finding some delay, but sending seems okay and the daemon will keep trying for some days; the daemon further explained that I needn't be concerned about it for now. The mail will either be delivered (with no further notice) or at the end I'll get a returned mail with some explanation that the destination seemed okay but wouldn't fully respond.

I found
"generally measured in seconds. It may only take 5 seconds or so"
http://www.westone.wa.gov.au/intotheinternet/email/06.htm
but no references, no date(s).

Answers to these questions might be of general interest to people frequently replying and to pen pals.

Thank you
R W-d

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