On 2006-03-08 12:04, Nathan Vidican <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>> So, to the question part... how can I setup an alias to either >>> ignore the bounce-back it gets, (ie to blindly send the bounce >>> itself), or is it possible to specify a different from address on >>> our server's end so when/if the other receiving server doesn't have >>> a valid from address it just drops the reply on our end, like so: >> >> >>I prefer using a different error code that is not a "permanent error". >> >>A "transient error" forces the SMTP relay of the spammers to keep the >>message for some period in their queue and try again later. There's no >>need for you to keep the message in your own mail queue :) > > True, but eventually it will fail from their queue as well and return the > message - the key question there I guess then is if the message returns to > us or to their postmaster then?
Their postmaster, AFAIK. > Also, any suggestions as to the 'proper' transient error code? A 451 will > force a retry/wait condition will it not? Well, 4.2.2 and 4.4.5 are also nice: [ http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1893.txt ] X.2.2 Mailbox full The mailbox is full because the user has exceeded a per-mailbox administrative quota or physical capacity. The general semantics implies that the recipient can delete messages to make more space available. This code should be used as a persistent transient failure. X.4.5 Mail system congestion The mail system was unable to deliver the message because the mail system was congested. This is useful only as a persistent transient error. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
