amavis doesn't notice SQL server down

[Mark Martinec via amavis-users]

Patrick,

> I don't recall if this has been addressed before.
> When an LDAP or SQL server goes away while amavis is running amavis 
> doesn't
> seem to note the LDAP or SQL server has come back until you 
> restart/reload
> amavis. Instead it keeps rejecting (TMPFAIL) messages.
> 
> It would be great if a fix for that made it into 2.9.

It would be nice, but I'm running out of time now, and we currently
no longer use an SQL database on our mailer to be able to test a change.
This will either need to be postponed, or if you have a fix in mind
it would be welcome.

   Mark