Yep. There was a bug in 5.5 that created a mail loop with an OOF, ( Hi Missy!) but I believe it was fixed in SP3 or SP4.
-----Original Message----- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:55 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Reasons to disallow OOO to the Internet on Exchange 5.5? I personally have never seen an OOO cause a mail loop. Now autoreplies to the internet? BTDT, got the shirt. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Seielstad Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 5:49 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Reasons to disallow OOO to the Internet on Exchange 5.5? I explain mail loops as just what they are - repeated messages being set back and forth. I like to use AOL as an example - the first mail server to fill up dies, and who's server do you think can handle more mail? -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 5:40 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Reasons to disallow OOO to the Internet on Exchange 5.5? > > I'm aware of what the reasons are/were (possible mail loops, replying > to spammers etc..) but i'm getting an increasing number of people > asking why they can't do it as they're off on their holidays and "all > our customers use it" etc.. > > Does anyone have any "plain english" that they've used to explain this > in the past at a company-wide level.. I'm struggling a little to make > it plain english enough and to make it sound like more than a bunch of > low-level technical reasons! > > regards, > Paul > -- > Paul Hutchings > Network Administrator, MIRA Ltd. > Tel: 44 (0)24 7635 5378, Fax: 44 (0)24 7635 8378 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
