You're also taking the risk of loosing legit mail when companies start to block unwanted OOO replies on their machines. Our company puts any unwanted OOO sender on our internal blacklist which kills such messages on the incoming SMTP server.
<Cheers:Siegfried runat="server" /> > -----Original Message----- > From: Byron Kennedy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:23 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: OOO to internet, still bad? > > > Humm... Seems like we could mitigate that risk with verbiage > in the acceptable use policy on what is acceptable content to > put into an OOO. No? I do recall your standard disclaimer on > this "behavioral" approach. :) Granted, enforcing that > portion of the policy would be a chore. Though someone would > surely bring that point up. > > So far, SPAM sounds like the only real solid ground. > > > :( byron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:39 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: OOO to internet, still bad? > > > The risk of a mail loop with OOO is small. However, consider the > following: > > Byron Kennedy is out of the office vacationing in the south > of France until the end of the summer. Please feel free to > drop by his house at 123 Any Street, Anytown, USA, and help > yourself to whatever is left. If you are a spammer, then > you've hit a live mailbox! Tell your friends! > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Byron Kennedy > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:34 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: OOO to internet, still bad? > > > I know this has caused havoc on e-mail systems in the past. > Is this still frowned on and if so, are there any > "best-practices" available out there on how to enable a firm > to provide this service effectively with exchange 2000, > outlook 2000/xp and avoid pitfalls in the past? > > How do others articulate or provide work-arounds? > > Thx for ideas... byron > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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] > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
