>> Now, my requirements have changes.  I have acquired a domain, we'll call it 
>> xyz.com.   I don't host it, and never have.  Therefore, I do not know what 
>> email addresses are valid.  I would like to capture *any* email address sent 
>> to xyz.com and accept it, and deliver it somehow.
>> I'm not sure how to accomplish this task yet, and looking for ideas.  One 
>> inchoate idea I have, is translating all the email address to 'xyz.com' to 
>> an existing, valid, email address.
 

>[We use the term "reject" rather than "bounce".  Reject means your server 
>never accepts the undeliverable mail, which is good.  Bounce means you accept 
>the mail >and then return it to the (frequently
>forged) sender address, which is bad.  Bouncing undeliverable mail will clog 
>up your mail server with undeliverable messages and will eventually get you 
>blacklisted.]

Good to know.  Definitely meant REJECT, versus bounce.    I used the phrase 
bouncer as a metaphor to the large bodyguards that stereotypically guard a club 
from unwanted guests. ;)

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This is what I was looking for.  Thanks! I will work this out!



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