The only way I can fathom that legitimate mail could be affected would be when a message contains both valid and invalid recipients. This particular message would be delayed for the valid recipients by (number of invalid recipients) * (tarpit delay time). Unless there are dozens of invalid recipients included in this message, the delay would not be significant.
Carl From: Bill Lambert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 1:57 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Tar Pitting Thanks, Carl. I had thought that it wouldn't affect performance but there was a statement in a MS article that said tar pitting may delay the delivery of legitimate mail. I appreciate the reply! Bill Lambert Concuity 847-941-9206 From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:39 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Tar Pitting Tarpitting only changes behavior for mail that can't be delivered. There's no effect on normal mail flow. If you "filter recipients who are not in the directory" and receive mail directly with no intervening relay host, you should definitely enable it. Carl From: Bill Lambert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:20 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Tar Pitting I'm curious if any of you with Exchange 2003 that use recipient filtering also use the SMTP tar pit feature. If so, can you give comments on its effect on mail flow/performance if any? Thanks in advance for any advice/comments. Bill Lambert Windows System Administrator Concuity A healthcare division of Trintech, Inc. Phone 847-941-9206 Fax 847-465-9147 NASDAQ: TTPA The information contained in this e-mail message, including any attached files, is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the recipient) you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message. Thank you. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
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