I think what Candee means is (I'm much too cautious to claim I know what she meant), instead of letting them in past the relay server, have the relay server send them to /dev/null or the equivalent in whatever your relay server is. Then none of your internal bandwidth is wasted on sending them on to the Exchange server.
Ronni > -----Original Message----- > From: Hilda De Nigris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 12:04 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. 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