Hi, Ian On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 11:30:27 +0000 in message number <[email protected]>, received here on 07/07/2011 15:28:13, Ian Eiloart <[email protected]> said:
> > As a matter of principal I pass through everything. > > "Principle". Whoops! >But why not give users the tools to set up spam filters on the server, > where smtp time rejection is an option. The honest answer is that I don't know how to - only to apply such filters on a global scale. Something I need to look into. > > Right. Bouncing and rejection are different, where rejection is an option at > SMTP time only. You're right, and I appreciate the difference. > > >> As far as the spammer is concerned, the email is delivered. > > > > Do they ever take any notice of bounces? > > No, you should not bounce spam because the spammer won't know about it, but > SMTP time rejections will be different. A bonnet host won't keep hammering > away at a server that consistently refuses its mail. Especially if the > sessions are tar-pitted. It's just a waste of time. On the other hand, if you > simply accept and deliver the email, then its your resources that are being > squandered. > -- This is Spain. We do things differently here! Bill Hayles [email protected] -- ## List details at https://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/
