-/* $Cambridge: exim/src/src/verify.c,v 1.47 2007/01/30 15:10:59 ph10 Exp $ */
+/* $Cambridge: exim/src/src/verify.c,v 1.48 2007/02/06 12:19:27 ph10 Exp $ */
/*************************************************
* Exim - an Internet mail transport agent *
if (callout_connect < 0) callout_connect = callout;
callout_start_time = time(NULL);
+/* Before doing a real callout, if this is an SMTP connection, flush the SMTP
+output because a callout might take some time. When PIPELINING is active and
+there are many recipients, the total time for doing lots of callouts can add up
+and cause the client to time out. So in this case we forgo the PIPELINING
+optimization. */
+
+if (smtp_out != NULL && !disable_callout_flush) mac_smtp_fflush();
+
/* Now make connections to the hosts and do real callouts. The list of hosts
is passed in as an argument. */