> > I entered the dsbl / ordb - blacklist as an "Other DNS-based blacklist",
> > and it is generally working - with a big "BUT":
> > The messages are filtered, but the sender doesn't get an error-message, so
> > he assumes the mail was sent/received.
>
> That's neither the intent, nor my experience.  When you use courier's
> MTA with the dns blacklist feature, the SMTP server waits for the MAIL
> TO: command from servers which are blacklisted, and then returns a fatal
> error.  It is the responsibility of the server sending mail to you to
> inform its users that there was an error.  The only time I did not see
> this happen correctly was with MS Exchange server.  It *would* tell the
> sender that there was an error, but it would give its own "guess" as to
> what the error was, rather than returning the very helpful text of the
> error message from the Courier SMTP server.
>
> What mail server software are your senders using?

only courier. there is no other product involved.

armin


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