Matthew Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This question has probably been asked before, but here goes. I recieved a
> double-bounce message in my mailbox today. Someone had tried to send a
> message to a bad address within my domain. When my qmail box tried to bounce
> it back to the sender, the remote server said "501 bogus mail from".
That mail server is misconfigured. The RFC requires that such messages be
accepted.
> Is there anyway to change the Return-Path of my bounce messages to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]?
Not without patching qmail. It isn't a good idea anyway; the RFC specifies
an empty envelope sender for bounce messages. Breaking this would open
up the possibility of endless mail loops.
Charles
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