V,
I too, tried to resist, because I knew, we would all be going through the same
stuff again.
My point is 'why do something if the computer will do it for you'. Creating
Nobody alias means that someone has to now do the work of the computer (and
the programmers - or someone must develop an automated process that duplicates
an automated process). What a waste of time!
IMHO: The desire to see all incoming email is NOT enough to cause me to use
nobody. Expecially as you also found, that all you get is a mailbox full of
messages. But if you must, IMail will give you enough rope to ha......
Yep, you are still on the list and I actually endorse your mindset, keeping
misinformation from getting into the list. One that I also try very hard to
pursue.
Keep up the good work and I'll go back to work.
Daniel Donnelly
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In reply to 9 Sep message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>Sorry Dan,
> The other day I saw this conversation going on and hesitated to
>answer for fear of disseminating misinformation, but I saw that they
had
>already been challenged to use the IMAIL system's Posthampster
function.
>They rejected that idea for desire to see all the messages incoming. I
>tried to resist honest. I know it is not fancy to do what I suggested,
>but they kept asking and I knew it would work as I had done it. The
>side effect I got was a mailbox full of malarkey, so I dumped the idea.
>But I thought if I answered the question would stop cloning itself in
>the list. Hope I am still allowed to post! {:-(
>-V
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Daniel Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 2:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Pb with bad mail and nobody...
>> Vaughn,
>>
>> IMHO:
>> Not really, Since the message was accepted, there will be no postmaster
>>
responses. One would have to create Rules and other things to make is
>> duplicate the built in responses. It probably could be done, but I
>certainly
>> don't have the time!
>>
>> I would not use a nobody for my domain, maybe for one I host and they
>insist
>> on seeing all incoming mail. I really don't want to know that someone
sent
>to
>> the wrong address. If they cannot get it right, guess they might try
>something
>> else. Can only do some much education of newbies. Besides, postmaster
does
>it
>> immediately and it does not affect my server (unknowns are sent by
the
>sending
>> SMPT server, if you have Relaying configured correctly)! Of course, I
>don't
>> have much time for postmaster duties, so ANY reduction in workload is
>GREATLY
>> encouraged.
>>
>> Daniel Donnelly
>> Ipswitch Technical Support
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>>
>>
>> In reply to 9 Sep message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>>
>> >Hey, you could set up the nobody alias and steer it to a real user
>> >account. Have that real user account set up to do an "auto-response".
>>
>That will do it!
>> >-V
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: CORTEX Engineering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 11:18 AM
>> >Subject: [IMail Forum] Pb with bad mail and nobody...
>>
>>
>> >> Hi everybody,
>> >>
>> >> I've got a problem since I have setup the nobody alias to retrieve
bad
>> >>
>> mail..
>> >>
>> >> My question is how can I use nobody alias and still send response to
>>
user
>> >> who send a bad mail to my domain ?
>> >>
>> >> I mean, each time someone send an e-mail to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> I
>> >> receive a copy in the mailbox
>> >> pointed by the nobody alias (of course) but then sender does not
>> receive
>> >the
>> >> standard mail "err: user unknown" in return !!!
>> >>
>> >> Is there any solution ?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Jean-Michel
>> >>
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