> > > > I grant you that a lot of improperly configured mail servers will create > > such bounce back. However, a properly configured mail server won't > > accept that email in the first place. It will get a message back to the > > connecting "server" indicating "unknown email address" or whatever, > > rather than accept the message and end up having to reply back to a > > potentially forged return address. > > > Unfortunately, it's not that easy. There are two (somewhat) legitimate > reasons why many mail servers are configured the way you describe as > "improperly configured". > > One is that the mail server may be Microsoft Exchange. Exchange will > always accept emails to the locally hosted domain, and only at a later > stage of processing determine whether it is deliverable or not. It may > well be a misfeature of Exchange, but given how popular it is as a mail > server, it's hard to argue that they are all "improperly configured". >
You are speaking of Exchange 2000. Exchange 2003 has no such limitation. James ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
