The Relay Server is forwarding them to the Exchange. What we don't want is Exchange to send them back to the Relay. When it does, they all sit in a DEADLETTER Queue and 99% of the time, the sender is unknown. Besides, 99% of these emails are SPAM anyway.
> It sounds like you want to drop them at the relay server; not the exchange > server. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Smith, Ronni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 2:05 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Does anyone know how to get rid of unwanted emails? > > > Hmm, sounds like you have configured it correctly. You have removed the > mailboxes right? Not just restricted their send/receive or something? I'm > not sure what would happen in that case. > > I only have the one server (and it is an Exchange 5.5 machine), so I don't > know if it is related to the existence of the relay server or not. But yes, > you can track what comes into your Exchange server. If you have the smtp > protocol logging set to medium I believe it should show you if the relay > server is trying to pass those addresses on. And you might be able to see > what you need with a lower logging level than that. I just have mine set > there and I can see mail coming in for addresses on my black hole list. You > should be able to see if it is bouncing the addresses or accepting them. > You'll have to find a way to manage a fair amount of log data if you get a > lot of email coming in but it shouldn't take too long to do, just send your > own test message and then look for it. Or just look for one of the bad > addresses. > > Ronni > > ********************************* > "Once you embrace the fact that most folks in the world don't get it, you > waste a lot less time trying to teach pigs to dance." -Cthulhu Jones, June > 2000 > --------------------------------- > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hilda De Nigris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 6:48 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Does anyone know how to get rid of unwanted emails? > > > > > > Hi Ronni, > > > > I'm having difficulty understanding what you mean by "alternate". I > > created a DL called "DEPARTURES", then under the EMAIL ADDRESSES tab > > of the DL I added all the SMTP addresses of the employees that > > have left the > > firm. Under the GENERAL tab, there is no one listed because > > there is no > > physical mailbox. But, when I look at my relay server, I still see > > messages held in the queue of the addresses I listed in this > > DL list. The > > Relay should be sending these emails to the Exchange Server since the > > addresses are valid even though they don't belong to anyone. > > > > Is there any way I can monitor on the Exchange Server as to > > which emails > > got sent to the Black-hole? > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think you misread/misunderstood. You want to list all the > > e-mail addresses > > > that you want to go poof as alternate internet addresses > > _for_ the DL. The > > > dl has no addresses in it. So when it is expanded it > > expands to nothing. > > > Hence the black hole. > > > > > > > > > Ronni > > > > > > ********************************* > > > In theory, there is no difference between theory and > > practice. But, in > > > practice, there is. > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Hilda De Nigris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:52 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: Does anyone know how to get rid of unwanted emails? > > > > > > > > > > > > We have a relay system that holds so much unwanted emails > > > > from users who > > > > have changed their SMTP addresses as well as those that > > have left the > > > > firm. I read a TID that says if you create a DL > > > > (distribution list) on > > > > the Exchange (5.5) Server and list all the SMTP addresses > > > > inside the DL, > > > > that the Exchange server will just drop all these unwanted > > > > emails into a > > > > black hole. Well, I tried this and obviously it does not > > > > seem to work. > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [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&text_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [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&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
