Jason R. Mastaler wrote: > "Jesse D. Guardiani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<snip> > Limitations > =========== > Postfix probes the nearest MTA for the sender domain without > actually sending mail. If that MTA accepts the recipient, then > Postfix assumes that the address is deliverable, even when the > address will bounce AFTER that MTA accepts it. > > So this feature won't be able to effectively probe a qmail server > since qmail accepts the recipient during the SMTP negotiation. > However, most MTAs don't have this behavior, so this feature will be > able to reject most unreturnable mail. This includes Sendmail, Exim, > Postfix, Exchange Server (e.g, hotmail.com), CommuniGate Pro, etc. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to investigate doing this with qmail inside a QMAILQUEUE script sometime in the future then. > >> Let's talk hypothetically here: If I implement some Python code in a >> professional manner that effectively distinguishes between >> autoresponders and bounces, but is a totally optional feature, would >> you include it? > > Sure, I'll keep an open mind if you figure out a reliable way to do > this. Great! > I won't add a hack though, even if it's optional, because it > could lead to users inadvertently losing mail. Good. I don't write hacks. I only write professional code. > This issue is not well > understood, so it's likely many users would enable such a feature > without thinking through its ramifications. -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net We are actively looking for companies that do a lot of long distance faxing and want to cut their long distance bill by up to 50%. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info. _________________________________________________ tmda-workers mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-workers
