On Thu, Oct 21, 1999 at 04:28:54PM +0200, Tony Wade wrote:

You'd have to edit source code, in particular, qmail-send.c. However,
note that qmail's bounce is in a specific format, QSBMF, and so it must
begin with the text "Hi. This is the ". Other than that, you can modify
it, and even add another language perhaps. I get these type of responses
too, because customers think a human is writing them. DJB once suggested
that mailer-daemon be aliased to a bounce which tells people that
they're writing to a machine, and should instead contact postmaster, but
it's a matter of choice.

> Hi all, 
> 
> I would like to know if there is a way one could change the responce's from
> the Mailer Daemon.
> 
> I had a user mail back to mailer daemon with the following. 
> *grin*
> 
> what do you mean you have given up. shall i change my service provider?
> Client.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <user>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 8:40 AM
> Subject: failure notice
> 
> 
> > Hi. This is the qmail-send program at Mailserver.
> > I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following
> addresses.
> > This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
> >
> > <Unknownuser>:
> > Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)
> 
> 
> Tony Wade (Postmaster)
> The Internet Solution
> Tel:  (+27 11) 283 5483
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> #include <std/disclaimer.h>
> Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.
>         -- Dave Olson
> 

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