If this is true then you have provided the single most helpful answer to my initial inquiry. I shall look more into how other email clients do this. Perhaps a more skilled e-mail analyst might be able to tell the difference between a truly bounced e-mail and an email bounced artificially from an e-mail client.
Thank you for an insightful answer. Regards, JOB On 21-May-2004 20:51:40 +0200, you wrote: > I repeat, you can't bounce a message at the MUA. It's like not answering > a phone call after you've answered the phone. You maybe can return to > sender, but it's not a bounce if it's been accepted by your MTA. If it's > been accepted by your MTA, to the spammer, he's got what he wanted. > > > However, it is a nice feature to make the spammer think that > > your e-mail address does not exist. > > If it's been accepted by your MTA, then no matter what you do with it, > it's too late, the spammer has in his eyes won. > > > On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 10:05, Job 317 wrote: > > KMail and other clients have that capability. > > > > On 21-May-2004 17:57:16 +0200, you wrote: > > > > Third, I would like a Bounce option for SPAM. Is this available? If > > not, > > > > will it be? > > > > > > You can't do that at the MUA level, only at the MTA > > > > > > > >
