> The problem here is you were not rejecting.. you were bouncing.. there is > a > HUGE DIFFERENCE. With a 5xx reject you tell the MUA/MTA you are not > accepting > the message for delivery and why, you do NOT generate a bounce. (yesyes, I > know if the IP happens to be a valid MTA it may or may not generate a > bounce, > that is a different situation altogether though and IMHO a rare one where > you > do nto control both MTAs and can fix it anyway). > > Bouncing virus infected email (or spam for that matter) makes absolutely > NO sense. >
In response I would just reiterate the point that Les Mikesell made -- a 5xx rejection always (or should always) result in a bounce, whether generated by your SMTP server or someone else's. In circumstances where the mail stays in your own environment and ONLY goes across relays where you are setting the policies, what you are stating could feasibly be accomplished. However, as soon as you deal with SMTP hosts OUTSIDE your realm, your rejection will ultimately end up generating a bounce back to the sender, whether forged or real. - Chris ------------------------------------------ Chris Gauch Systems Administrator Digicon Communications, Inc. http://www.digiconcommunications.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] (716) 583-1254 _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.roaringpenguin.com MIMEDefang mailing list MIMEDefang@lists.roaringpenguin.com http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
