Sam Varshavchik wrote: > > Using an alias file, instead of a forward through maildrop, will > mitigate most of this. Forwarding mail like you're doing breaks the > message's audit trail. > > If you use an alias file, the default backscatter settings will drop > the first bounce, but then Courier will temporarily refuse to accept > any more mail, for this recipient, for some period of time. If > someone tries to send mail to this recipient again, the sending > server will be stuck dealing with the bounce, and legitimate senders > will receive a valid bounce back from their own mail server.
I'm doing it through maildrop mainly so that I can generate SpamAssassin markup on the messages. If Amavis could add headers to the emails, I would consider switching to aliases for these accounts. -- Bowie ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
