There is no 'nobody' alias on any IMail servers I've setup either. If setting the sub-mailbox create to bounce doesn't do it, then I'm not sure what is going on.
Not sure where that "Sorry, that only works when email..." part came from. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharyn Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 14:05 Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Non bouncing email to non users > > > On the mail host properties General tab, do you have the sub-mailbox > creation set to 'bounce'? > > Sorry, that only works when email is sent to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] domain, for the "somethingelse" part. > > Yeah..I tried that and it didn't make a difference. I since set it back > the way it was. > > > Sharon, > Is there a SMTP firewall (proxy, relay server, MS SMTP, etc...)? Check > your services.... Try stopping IMail SMTP and see if you can still > connect on port 25. If you can, then its not IMail. > > > Yes, I have an smtp proxy on my firewall which allows me to strip > attachments at the firewall level. Such as exe, scr, etc, before they > hit my network. No I did not modify the helo response. What you are > seeing is coming from the firewall. I have my doubts this is a firewall > issue as I am able to send mail internally to my mailserver with non > user accounts and I'm seeing the same behavior. > > I have looked up, down, around and backwards for a Nobody alias and I am > positive I don't have one. > > However, I will investigate the firewall angle a bit further as the smtp > proxy has been known to cause other issues in the past. Anyone out there > seen this behavior with a WatchGuard Firebox? > > In the meantime, I am seriously considering just banning zips, period, > until this whole thing dies down as my mailserver is working overtime > processing mail for non users. > > > Thanks! > Sharyn > > > > > > > > > We are the worldwide producer and marketer of the award winning Cruzan > Single Barrel Rum, judged "Best in the World" at the annual > San Francisco Wine and Spirits Championships. For > more information, please click (go to) <html><a href="http://www.cruzanrums.com";>www.cruzanrums.com</a></html> > > 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/ > 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/
