I was under the impression that if the user doesn't exist....it should try once - and only once and get the proper response from the mail server not to try back.
Travis > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anthony Tanzola > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 12:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Rejecting Bogus E-mail Addresses In The Que > > > My largest domain, and the domain I see the most bogus e-mails > being sent to > I do not have a nobody alias. > > > What should happen when the nobody alias is removed? If there is a nobody > alias, I would assume after the allotted amount of tries the e-mail would > then be sent to nobody. Without a nobody account the que still attempts > delivery for the number of tries specified and then sends a > delivery failure > notice to the sender. > > Anthony > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Rabe > >Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:17 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Rejecting Bogus E-mail Addresses In The Que > > > >Remove the nodoby alias. > > > >Travis > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anthony > >> Tanzola > >> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:08 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: [IMail Forum] Rejecting Bogus E-mail Addresses In The Que > >> > >> > >> Does anyone know how the que process e-mail? > >> > >> I have the que set to attempt delivery 10 times, and then send an > >> error message. For out going mail this setting seems to be working > >> ok. For incoming mail, however, I am noticing problems. > >> > >> If I send e-mail to a username that does not exist on my server, for > >> example [EMAIL PROTECTED] the e-mail shows up in > >the que and > >> the que attempts to deliver this e-mail 10 times to the > >bogus address. > >> This occurs > >> for deleted accounts which is not a huge problem. > >> > >> The big problem is spammers sending out bulk e-mails with > >fake addresses. > >> 10 attempts for 5 bogus e-mail addresses on an e-mail times 50 spam > >> e-mails tends to multiply into a lot of mail bogging down the que. > >> > >> I am using the spam filters, but don't want to be completely > >> restrictive as I don't want my customers to miss e-mail. So > >some spam > >> is bound to get past the filter. > >> > >> Does anyone know a way to completely reject bogus e-mail user > >> addresses not located on our I-mail server without having them > >> processed in the que? > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Anthony Tanzola > >> EMR Data Services > >> Phone: 623.581.2875 > >> Fax: 623.582.5499 > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> EMR Internet > >> A Serious Internet Experience > >> > >> > >> ** 56K Dial-up ** DSL ** Web-hosting ** > >> ** Co-location ** T1s ** ISDN ** > >> ** High-Speed Fiber Backbone ** Linux powered ** > >> ** Support for all Windows & Linux platforms ** > >> ** Custom Web Design ** Site Development ** > >> ** Search Engine Placement & Web Consultation ** > >> **** Visit us at http://www.emr.net! **** > >> > >> > >> Ask about our reseller programs! > >> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > >> List Archive: > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > >> > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > >List Archive: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
