> Gagan> So I'll repeat ... since the MTA is running on localhost
> Gagan> without SMART_HOST ... I'd rather have my mail bounced back
> Gagan> to localhost and not [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... coz that'll
> Gagan> (potentially) make fetchmail to pull a few more messages
So Noble!! You want to save the precious bandwidth.
Not accepting mail bounces is impolite, mail-hosts may refuse to accept
mail from you in future or [EMAIL PROTECTED] may benefit by reading the
useful information that you mailed to your friends.
> Gagan> during mail reception in case any mails were not delivered.
>
> Hmm, don't know the answer to that one. I'd guess it depends on where
> the message gets rejected. If the receiving MTA rejects it, then a
> localhost return address is fine.
No! an invalid Return-To address causes the MTA to bounce to the
postmaster's alias on the MTA.
Tarun Dua
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