> If a list member was to have an auto-response message turned on that > fired off for EVERY message they get (a stupid configuration in the > first place, in my opinion, but...) would that cause an infinite > mail loop and kill our IMail server
It's not technically a mail loop (since each message would be different) but yes, this can happen. The real problem is MUAs that will auto-respond to Precedence: Bulk mail (which they really shouldn't, though AFAIK this has never made it into an RFC for MUAs). But once the e-mail is out there, since there's also no MUST for auto-response formats, it looks like any other e-mail; if the client doesn't tag and filter its own format, either manually or automatically, off it goes again. > or is the software smart enough to prevent this? It can be made smarter by using password-protected lists. Go for it, if your memberbase can deal. You can also search for and kill text like "Out of Office." -Sandy Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
