On 10/25/2011 3:16 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > This looks to me like the receiving mail server has implemented a practice > known as > graylisting. The server rejects the first attempt with "unknown user", but > then > accepts a second attempt if it occurs within a reasonable timeframe later, > like a > minute to 20 minutes later. The idea is that spammers will just move on while > regular > mailservers will by default try again several times.
Why wouldn't the spammers keep hitting it? Would that raise too many flags perhaps leading back to them? _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
