I used the IAdmin tool to create the file.  I just looked at the rules.ima
file in the list sub-directory.  Here is what is in that file:

H~Return-Receipt-To:!OR!H~Disposition-Notification-To::[EMAIL PROTECTED]

The "abcd.com" is fictitious, and the "bounce" user just bounces the message
back by using the Auto Response feature.

Do you have a better rule?  It seems that there are two formats for return
receipts.  The Return-Receipt one and the Disposition-Notification one.

Please let me know which rule worked!

Thanks,
Joe



----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Shanbrom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] List does not follow inbound rules...


> Hmm, just did some testing and they worked fine for me. What was your .ima
> file and where was it. Did you use the inbound rule generator in IAdmin or
> just hand-jam a file?
>
> Eric S
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Wolf / CompuService" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] List does not follow inbound rules...
>
>
> > Yes, I have 7.13 and I'm not sure why they have those inbound rules on
the
> > list.  They don't work for me anyway.
> >
> > Yes, I've tried that setting.  No luck.
> >
> > -Joe
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eric Shanbrom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] List does not follow inbound rules...
> >
> >
> > > How about an Inbound rule on the list itself. this is available in
v7.13
> > >
> > > Eric S
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Joe Wolf / CompuService" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:34 AM
> > > Subject: [IMail Forum] List does not follow inbound rules...
> > >
> > >
> > > > Imail 7.13 list problem:
> > > >
> > > > I have a list that we'll call the "abcd_forum" here.  I dislike
return
> > > > receipt or read receipt requests to my lists and want to block them.
> I
> > > see
> > > > that most of those requests follow one of two formats in the message
> > > header
> > > > so I create an inbound rule for the list that forwards the message
to
> > > > another mailbox if the message contains a return receipt request.
> Seems
> > > > simple enough.  The mailbox it is forwarded to has an Auto Response
> > > message
> > > > that bounces back to the sender telling them to remove the receipt
> > request
> > > > and re-post the message.  Simple enough?    It doesn't work!
> > > >
> > > > It seems that since the list address is an alias instead of a user
the
> > > > inbound rules are not checked.  An inbound rule on a list just
doesn't
> > > work.
> > > > To test this I created a user that forwards incoming messages to the
> > list
> > > > alias.. like this:  username "abcd" forwards all messages to the
list
> > > alias
> > > > "abcd_forum".  I then changed my rules to be inbound domain
processing
> > > > rules.  If I post a message to "abcd" it is distributed to
> "abcd_forum"
> > > > properly, and if I send a message requesting a return receipt to the
> > > "abcd"
> > > > user it is bounced back as I desire.  If I do the same exact process
> but
> > > > send to the "abcd_forum" address the second message doesn't get
> bounced
> > > and
> > > > does get posted to the list with the return receipt request.  I have
> the
> > > > inbound rule in both the domain processing and list rules.  No go.
> > > >
> > > > Then my next thought would be to get all the users to post to the
> > username
> > > > "abcd" instead of the list alias "abcd_forum" and my rule would then
> > work.
> > > > The problem is that when the list actually sends out the messages
the
> > > reply
> > > > to: in the header is to the list alias "abcd_forum" and not the user
> > > "abcd".
> > > > My work around is foiled by this "reply to" problem.  Even if the
> > message
> > > is
> > > > sent to the user "abcd" when the message comes out of the list the
> reply
> > > to
> > > > will be set to "abcd_forum" instead of just "abcd" and that message
> will
> > > not
> > > > be checked if the user replies to that message.
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone found a way to bounce back messages to a list that
request
> a
> > > > return receipt?  I can do it 'half way', but that's all.
> > > >
> > > > Appreciate your help!
> > > >
> > > > -Joe
> > > >
> > > >
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