On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:17:25 -0800, Matus UHLAR - fantomas via Postfix-users 
wrote:

> If you forward recipients of bogus.com to well-known smtp server, and
> that server is able to reject non-existing users, you can use
> reject_unverified_recipient
> as described in
> http://www.postfix.org/ADDRESS_VERIFICATION_README.html

which is really helpful and works quite well, but i could use a bit more
guidance

    2026-01-24T23:05:06.468429+00:00 m0 postfix/smtp[198459]: 2224EFF995: 
to=<[email protected]>, relay=my-relay.com[2001:418:19::63]:25, delay=1.3, 
delays=0.51/0.02/0.74/0.07, dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (host 
my-relay.com[2001:418:19::63] said: 550 unknown user (in reply to RCPT TO 
command))

`status=bounced` means that the spam caused the system to try to send a
bounce back to the sender^Hspammer.

i realize that tradidionally one wants a human sender to know that
claire emimigrated to santiago in 2014.

on the other hand, spam predominates and the sender is often spoofed or
just a commercial machine gun.  so the bounce is just adding to global
pollution.

what is the wise path?  is there one, or is this rock and hard place?

randy
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