32k limit on rules... suppose one could go to a server side script after that.... however, if Jane Doe from the warehouse was subscribed to 57 joke of the week mailing lists which neither check for bounces, nor offer unsubscribe information, adding her to a black hole DL eliminates her mail without much in terms of deleterious effects. If I actually don't want to ever see the mail sent to that person and don't believe that bouncing it will have significant impact on the flow, an empty DL sees relatively effective (and more portable).
If I were designing my optimal solution though, I'd probably use a 3rd party gateway or upgrade to E2K and write an event sink to 553 the message. > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn Connelly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:52 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Kill new e-mail messages to previous employees - the most pra > ctical solution > > Michael's answer is a typical smart-ass response that serves no other > purpose than to intentionally humiliate the questioner. > > I don't believe a familiarity of initials necessarily constitutes > knowledge > of a subject. Would it have been so difficult for you to write, > "Distribution List"?? No, I suppose not, you have to be the school bully! > > I really wonder about the maturity level of some of you people! > > Anyhow, I disagree with the suggestions thus far given. > > The problem with David's suggestion is by adding them back into the DL, > your > making those former employee email addresses legitimate again. By > deleting > them from the DL, the server will bounce the mail. However, the admin > still > receives a copy - I'm assuming that is your problem? > > Until someone comes up with a KILLFILE type add-on, I found the best > solution is to make a inbox (server-based) rule to immediately delete > those > messages. > > Howto: From Outlook (2000), > - select tools / rules wizard; > - click the NEW button and select, "check new messages when they arrive"; > - click NEXT and select "with specific words in subject or body"; > - add in specific words, meaning add in [EMAIL PROTECTED] for each > former employee (I'm not too sure how many will fit in here but I have 22 > now); > - click NEXT and select "delete it" as your action. > > That's about it. Very effective and your server still bounces the bad > messages. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > --- > Shawn Connelly, Network Engineer. Dipix Technologies Inc. > > > > -----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. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
