On Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 15:44:30, Jason Gauthier wrote: >>> 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. ;)
Do you know what 'xyz.com' will be doing with mail you send to them where the address isn't valid on their system? -- r...@polylogics.com "The avalanche has already started, it is too Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." - Ambassador Kosh
