Greetings Sandy! Thanks for your input! > > I'm new to this list, so my apologies if this has already been asked > > & answered. > > Welcome to SMTP 101, where you'll find out why your IMail rule will > never work. :) > > > ...if the Header does not contain "@idlp.com" then forward it to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The assumption is that if it's not going specifically > > to a user, then presume it's spam.) > > Bad assumption. You need to read up on message envelopes vs. message > bodies: many perfectly valid messages--for example, from list > exploders (like this very one) and to BCC: recipients--do not have the > recipient's e-mail address in the headers at origination. Yes, lots of > spammers do this as well, but there are way, way, way too many false > positives.
Ah, I figured I had a lot to learn, and always wondered how BCC mail got there. BUT, while this rule doesn't catch everything, it does catch some, which is a start. I also have rules that forward lists (like this one) before it reaches the other rule, seeing as there are only about a half-dozen or so. Anything else that falls through the cracks gets forwarded manually a couple times a day. Doesn't happen that often though. > > * First, it's dumping 5 copies of the messages in uce. Why? Most > > other inbound rules which forward to specific user accounts do not > > generate copies, while this and one other rule does. > > Can't speak to why this malfunctioned, but you'll likely be discarding > this rule, anyway. Actually not, 'cause it doesn't catch that many false positives (anymore) and we don't have that many users. However, I still can't figure out why this rule, and one other, forwards 5 copies. This is what I'm really trying to fix for now. Thanks again for your help and insight, Kurt To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
