Reg Whitely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read once of bounce software that could be used to deflect unwanted > emails back to sender with a "no response" message - or whatever it's > called, indicating that no such email address (as mine) exists. Can > anyone help please? I'm getting sick of Nigerian $$$ scams, fortune > making investments on stocks and shares, and other spurious rubbish > that's getting past iiNet's filter.
The vast majority of spam comes from spoofed From: addresses, many of which belong to real people. So a spam-"bouncing" system implemented within your email programme, in reality, just turns into a spam-amplification system. Lara