Hi,
I'm kind of tired of having double bounces end up in the root mailbox, so I'd
like to setup some way to have the postmaster account handle these
automatically. Right now I don't even look at them, so I could just /dev/null
them, but I'd like to do something slightly better. I know that the RFC's state
that [EMAIL PROTECTED] should come to a human operator.
Here is what I'm thinking...
How about a autoresponder at the postmaster account which simply replies saying
"to speak to a live human operator, please e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]" and
/dev/null's the message. This way humans sending e-mail to the postmaster
account don't end in frustration.. and automated mailings will either be not
replied to (because there is no return-path) or will get punished with an
e-mail because they didn't properly set their return-path.
Does this sound right? Any chance of creating a mail loop here?
Could I just use the "bouncesaying" program to do this, or do I have to write
my own little autoresponder? Another way of saying this: what happens when you
bounce a double bounce?
Or do I care to much and should just /dev/null postmaster, as it's not really
any better than what I have now.
- David Harris
Principal Engineer, DRH Internet Services
