Not aware of one.. but you could always create another DL when necessary. > -----Original Message----- > From: paragon400 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 3:33 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > This brings up a question in my mind that I have to ask. In Exch > 5.5\2000, is there a known limit to the number of addresses an object > (in this case a DL) can have? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ely, Don [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 1:14 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > Answer to the $64k question... > > The "Black Hole"... > > Seriously.... They go absolutely nowhere... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arch Willingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 11:10 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > Now to get that Woodruff guy really pissed off at my ignorance. I set up > the now infamous "DL" with the dead e-mail addresses, and it works > great...thanks to all of you that provided the solution! Now for the > $64,000 question.....where do those e-mails go? Do the just get wiped > out our are they sitting in Exchange somewhere building up like my > wife's pregnant midsection? > > BTW Chris...your future house/hospital/parking garage/church can be seen > at www.tuparks.com <G> > > Thanks! > > Arch > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 10:23 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > I must respectfully disagree Mr. Slinger, and not just because you sided > with Mr. Woodruff or because Mr. Willingham is working on the specs for > my new house. > > Per 1, not knowing an acronym is hardly the same thing as not being > prepared for class. I didn't chastise Mrs. Koslosky when she saw YMMV in > usage for the first time and e-mailed me to ask what it meant. Course, I > did give her a fishing lesson. > > Per 3, 100% might be a bit high, but 78.2% of all statistics are made up > on the fly. I don't doubt that he has learned a lot from this list and > occasionally dips his toe in. I like to think I do the same. > > Per 4, it might explain why the acronym "DL" was such a foreign concept > to him, the idea of a DL with no recipients as a solution to bouncing > mail is hardly a self-apparent one. When I first lit upon the concept, I > must say I was quite startled by its simplicity. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Slinger, Gary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 6:20 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > > Per 1, that kinda goes to the original purpose of this list. You were > > kinda expected to know that stuff before you showed up here. But > > that's clearly shot to hell. > > > > Per 3, bullshit. > > > > Per 4, Not relevant to the conversation. > > > > It pains me to defend Woodruff given his previous (lack of) > > contributions, but there you go. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Arch Willingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 21:02 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > > > > 1. Believe it or not, some of the people that are on this list are not > > only "Exch Admins" but also server double duty by working in other > > functions in their company. In the case a vice president of a > > construction company...I.E. > > work on Exchange...build buildings, get screamed at by owner's, holler > at > > subcontractors, estimate jobs, pay roll, accounts payable, job cost, > > maintain the other software on the network, etc, etc, etc. all in a > crappy > > construction market where you can't hire a full time MIS person as > money > > is > > too tight. > > > > 2. Sometimes, your brain goes numb and something just does not ring a > > bell. Have you ever forgotten a person's name? > > > > 3. 100% of the things we all know in life were taught to us by someone > > else. I have learned a ton by reading this list when possible and, > > every once in a > > while, dipping my toe in the water and asking a question. > > > > 4. Have you ever used some type of software for years and had someone > > walk up and do something that, while you thought you knew it backwards > > > and forwards, you had no idea it would do? > > > > We have always had problems with young carpenters not asking enough > > questions because some old superintendent that "knew everything" bit > > their head off for asking what they thought was a stupid > > question...sound familiar? > > > > Arch > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Woodruff, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 2:35 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > > > > How could you not know what a "DL" is? I just thought it was kind of > > weird for an Exch Admin not to know that. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Arch Willingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 2:18 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > > > > Nice response...thanks...very helpful > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Woodruff, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:31 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > > > > Uhhh.... Whats Exchange Server? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Arch Willingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:24 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > > > > Don't laugh but what's a "DL"? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:24 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > > > > create a DL with all the email addresses, no members and hide it. No > > rule required. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Akerlund, Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:16 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > personalmail > > > > > > The best method I have seen for this is to create a dummy mailbox. > > Assign it all the SMTP addresses for the former employees. > > > > Open this mailbox and set up an inbox rule wizard to permanently > > delete the > > messages as they come in. For all practical purposes they become > > vaporized. > > > > Not exactly RCW and such compliant, but it works. > > > > Scott > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Arch Willingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 9:56 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees > > > > > > Is there some brilliant way to delete all of the junk e-mail that > > ex-employees get? I.E. I have it (Exchange 2000) set to send me any > > e-mail message that does not resolve to one of our employees. When we > > kill their old e-mail box, they have inevitably set them selves to > > receive every piece of junk e-mail known to man so I get tons of them. > > > I realize I could just create a rule in my e-mail box to kill it as it > > > comes to me, but is there some kid of way to return an e-mail to the > > sender that acts like the domain > > is no longer available (I.E. it would act like it bounced and we no > longer > > exist). For example, when our server went down during the conversion, > all > > of > > the e-mails I get for this list service got bounced back and my > account > > get > > set to "on-hold". What ever it looks like when my e-mail gets bounced > is > > what I would like to do for specific addresses. > > > > Does this make sense or am I barking up the wrong tree? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Arch Willingham > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > -- > > -- > > The information contained in this email message is privileged and > > confidential information intended only for the use of the individual > > or entity to whom it is addressed. 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