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Re: Do you send out Bounce Notifications?
From: Dale Fay <dalef () UMICH EDU>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:24:58 -0400
In the past I have used Postfix and configured it reject/bounce messages at the time of the connection. By doing that, it is up to the sending server to notify the sender and keeps your server from sending a bounce to a forged address. On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Clyde Hoadley wrote:
Every so often we get a notice from Spam Cop ref. an offending e-mail. The offending e-mail always turns out to be a Bounce Notification. We have been operating under the assumption that sending Bounce Notifications was a requirement, but Spam Cop recommends turning them off. I can understand that but I'm not 100% convinced that is the right thing to do. Do you think sending Bounce Notices is the right thing to do or is turning them off the better thing to do? How are others handling the Bounce Notifications paradox? Do you send them out, or file them in a 'bounced/postmaster' InBox, or just log them, or just turn them off? ---
Current thread:
- Do you send out Bounce Notifications? Clyde Hoadley (Mar 13)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Do you send out Bounce Notifications? Dale Fay (Mar 13)
- Re: Do you send out Bounce Notifications? Joel Rosenblatt (Mar 13)
- Re: Do you send out Bounce Notifications? Paul Russell (Mar 13)