Reason I ask is that at home I have a cable connection with dynamic IP. Some providers such as Earthlink will not accept email for their users if it originates from a server on a dynamically assigned circuit. I also have had problems with AOL and Compuserve users. Earthlink bounces the message with an explanation that they don't accept mail from servers with dynamic IP addresses. AOL and Compuserve are not so informative. They generally bounce the message simply saying the recipient is invalid.
So if my thinking is correct, IMail doesn't see the Earthlink/AOL/Compuserve bounce as a failed 'try', but rather thinks the message went through because it did connect and send the message to something. Am I thinking clearly here?
That is correct -- if the E-mail is delivered and a bounce arrives later, or if IMail receives a permanent failure, the E-mail transaction is done, and IMail should not re-try the E-mail.
If you don't want to use a gateway, you can add HOSTS file entries for those domains that point to the IP of another mailserver (such as your ISP's).
If you're have a static IP on a business connection, are still getting blocked, and use Declude JunkMail, you can also set up a per-domain configuration that lets the recipients know that their poor Internet provider is blocking legitimate mail. :)
-Scott
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