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]


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