It reduces the total bandwidth used by 50% as no NDR is returned. On 3/24/03 6:56, "Dave Vantine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Although this will eliminate the emails being stored, I do not think this > will address his bandwidth issue but I could be wrong. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 10:15 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Inbound email for deleted mailboxes wasting bandwidth. > > > 1. Create a Distribution List with no members. > 2. Add the SMTP addresses of the people who are no longer there to this > Distribution List. 3. Hide the Distribution List. > > No NDRS, Emails disapear. > > > And be careful out there. > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "IT1(SW) Biesecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 05:03:27 -0800 > >> Hi everyone. I'm new to this group so here's a quick introduction. I'm >> a network Administrator in the US NAVY, currently on board the USS >> DEYO. My organization contains about 350 people so it is actually a >> fairly small network. While we are underway (as we are now), my >> Internet connection bandwidth is approximately 14 Kbps. I manage >> everything on my network fairly well, but there are certain things with >> Exchange 5.5 that I just can't seem to figure out. That's why I've >> joined this list. >> >> Today, my question deals with emails that arrive on my server bound for >> mailboxes that no longer exist. My clients and I are Sailors who tend >> to spend a lot of time away from home and many times, have no news >> available to us. That's why so many of my clients sign up for email >> distribution lists for things such as news, jokes, etc., I'm sure you >> all know exactly what I'm talking about. Well, when people transfer >> away from my command, I remove their accounts and delete their >> mailboxes. Recently, I decided to check the Exchange Administrator's >> mailbox, something that I have never done in the past. "Holy cow! Look >> at all those Inbound Mail Failures and NDR's!" It seems that the >> exchange server still downloads the whole email, even if the mailbox >> it's being sent to is no longer there. Then, as if that's not enough, >> when it doesn't find the mailbox, it sends an NDR back to the >> originator, further wasting my bandwidth. I've found that this is >> really taking up a lot of my precious bandwidth. I'm talking over 350 >> NDR's for deleted mailboxes in one day! >> >> I've checked eveything I can think of in the Internet Mail Connector to >> try to prevent the NDR's from being sent back to the Internet, but they >> continue to go out. Can someone help me stop these NDR's for Unknown >> mailboxes from going out? And what would be better than that would be >> to tell my server not to download the message if it is destined for a >> deleted mailbox. Is there a way to do this? If anyone can help me out, >> I would sure appreciate it. >> >> IT1(SW) Biesecker, USN >> USS DEYO (DD-989) "Strike Destroyer" >> >> "Serving with Pride" >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> 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]
