----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeroen van Aart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [exim] Out of Office and collateral spam
> Phil (Medway Hosting) wrote: > > It's not "collateral" spam. It's just plain "spam". That's the point I would > > make to the powers that be !! > > It is not spam, because it is neither unsolicited (by emailing someone > you allow them to respond, whether automated or not, I would say) nor > bulk. You shouldn't just call something spam just because you don't like > it: http://www.spamhaus.org/definition.html I know the definition of spam thanks :-) . The "collateral" spam being refered to in this thread is mail sent from forged addresses (on the incoming) - so yes it IS spam if you reply to it as it was neither requested OR wanted. > > The vacation utility on unix seems smart enough to not be a nuissance > and still be functional for those who need it. I don't know that offhand but as long as it only sends to known contacts then yes it would be ok to use. All the best Phil _____________________________________________ Website Hosting from only £5.00 per month. www.medwayhosting.com - +44 (0)1634 856965 _____________________________________________ Digital & Traditional Printing, and much more www.medwayprint.com - +44 (0)1634 281199 _____________________________________________ -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
