Dougie Nisbet wrote: > On Tuesday 10 August 2004 14:01, Peter Bowyer wrote: > >> >> It was the ISP's MTA that rejected (not bounced) the message. >> 212.159.11.36 is mx.core.plus.net > > What's the difference between a 'rejection' and a 'bounce'. Happy for > a pointer to RTFM or to a FAQ if it's too OT.
Rejection does not receive the message, it says "Go away" right away. Bounce is a separate email message to the sender, after the original has been accepted and received.
