Registry HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMTPD32\Parameters set the RefuseNullFrom to "0"
Eric S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland Sickenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 9:28 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] read receipt replys > Ok ok. I'll change Imail. > I'm looking in the advanced smtp and I can't see anything specifically > related to <> senders. > Any idea where it is? > I know, I know, RTFM! > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 9:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] read receipt replys > > > >This really doesn t much to do with Imail, but this is the smartest group > >of email people I know. > > > >Imail is blocking read replys because the mail from is blank (it shows in > >the log as <>) > > That is because you told IMail to reject them. > > >Does anybody know in outlook where this setting is changed? > > Now, it is in the Advanced SMTP settings, or possibly demoted to a registry > hack. > > >I hate to open up Imail to null senders, I think that s just looking for > >trouble. > > Well, if you want no trouble, just disconnect the ethernet cable. :) > > The RFCs require that you accept bounce messages and other automated > messages using "<>" as the return address; only a very, very small > percentage of illegitimate mail uses that, and if you block them, you get > listed in a spam database (http://www.rfc-ignorant.org)! It causes other > admins to do your work for you, which they really don't like. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers > since 2000. > Declude Virus: Ultra reliable virus detection and the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > 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/
