IMHO, this is NOT a bug, this is how it's SUPPOSED to work. If I'm not
mistaken, this is within the specs of the IMAP protocol (but I could be
wrong). I use this feature all the time, and I would hate for ipSwitch to
"fix" it.
Here's how I use this feature:
If I'm at a webpage that asks for my email address (as many do) I give enter
the address [EMAIL PROTECTED] For example, if the Symantec site asks
for my email address, I would put [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now, any
mail they send me automaticaly gets sorted into that box (I use IMAP as my
mail protocol in Outlook). This also helps to trap where a peticular
spammer may have gotten my address from.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ed Taylor
> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 12:41 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [IMail Forum] Spam creates sub-boxes on IMAIL!
>
>
> I mentioned this back in Feb on the list and over a year ago to Ipswitch.
> However, it STILL is not fixed or seriously addressed by Ipswitch. We get
> SPAM (can you believe people SPAM our users? haha) but the thing
> is it has a
> twist because we use IMAIL... when we get Spammed the Spammers
> send to such
> things as [EMAIL PROTECTED] and thus it makes a sub-box called
> George under
> the user Bob... this is very annoying and causes extra space to
> be used all
> across the system. I had mentioned to Ipswitch over a year ago that they
> should have a way to limit the making of Sub-boxes... so that only the
> system can make them and not from someone sending email outside of the
> system. If it is from that Domain it will create it if not it won't.
>
> I want to know how many others have this happening to them... or I should
> say even know that it is happening to your systems and users?
>
> Oh and changing the Delimiter is NOT the answer. We did it and
> after a week
> or so the spammers started using the new delimiter... and we had
> all of our
> users confused to boot. This is something I believe is serious and
> annoying... Ipswitch we need a fix.
>
>
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> FIRST USA Inc.
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> P.O. Box 355
> St.Clairsville, OH. 43950
> Voice: (800) 716-6190
> Fax: (740) 695-7258
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