Then the instructions Ronni gave you will take of it. -----Original Message----- From: Hilda De Nigris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 3:04 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Does anyone know how to get rid of unwanted emails?
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] _________________________________________________________________ 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]
