I did something similar, but the Imail generated errors for failed deliveries to the bad originating address started to build up. I ended up writing a script that kills any message from my bounce sender if it fails after 5 retries. This prevents them from ever being processed as failed deliveries. I also started killing postmaster generated bounces after 5 failed attempts. This cut my queue down from an average of 900 - 1100 messages to no more than 300 under normal loads. The set retries for imail is 24, and every 30 minutes.
Basic theory is, if a message fails as high level spam and has no valid return, it is spam. If a message cannot be dlivered after 24 attempts, then fails to be sent to originator, it can't be delivered by any means. Chuck Frolick ArgoNet, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andy Schmidt Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 12:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Bounced Message? Yes, that's a problem. Scott needs to allow us to use third party mailers (such as BLAT.EXE) - so that the notifications can be sent from <>. I think it is on his suggestion list - but can't hurt to remind him once again. My work-around is, that I created a subdomain ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) that I use as the sender but that does not have a matching mail server. My notification message instructs people NOT to reply to my notifications and the body of the email gives them a VALID email address. It's a crummy work-around - but the best I could come up with until Scott has the mailer issue resolved. Best Regards Andy Schmidt Phone: +1 201 934-3414 x20 (Business) Fax: +1 201 934-9206 --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com . __________ Information from NOD32 1.226 (20020306) __________ This message was checked by NOD32 for Exchange e-mail monitor. http://www.nod32.com --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com .
