On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Tim Stearns wrote:
> Hello - Our Exchange server is set to refuse to relay mail, but messages
> to recipients like
> the following regularly show up in the IMC Outgoing queue.
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Does this irritating kind of bounce have a name? It's an "Undeliverable"
It's a double-bounce. Bounces that bounce are fairly common occurances
with UCE.
> to an incorrect
> return address. Could someone suggest a way to stop it or a site which
> has documents
You can't "stop" double-bounces in any useful way that doesn't notify
people who write messages that are mis-addressed. I don't use Exchange
as an external MTA, so I can't comment on its facilities, most *nix
systems handle them well. I use Postfix as my front-line MTA and it
gives me the option of silently dropping double-bounces or collecting and
analyzing them in postmaster's mailbox.
Paul
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