Hi Reindl, thanks...:-) ! point taken... case dropped...:-) !
~maymann 2012/1/12 Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net> > normally you should not even consider this > the sender is resposible for the return-path > he puts in the mail-header and this is the > bounce-address > > since this is a "do not" i never thought how it would > be possible to set up > > Am 12.01.2012 19:30, schrieb Michael Maymann: > > thanks for you reply...:-) ! > > this is a mailrelay for internal hosts sending to Internet... not > accessible/receiving mails from Internet. > > The bou...@mydomain.com <mailto:bou...@mydomain.com> mailbox is > externally hosted and has filtering processes > > configured. > > If I thought of doing this - how can this be done in the configuration > (would it be better/more secure to create a > > bounce-account locally on my mailrelay instead of on our official > externally hosted mailserver) ? > > > > > > 2012/1/12 Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net <mailto: > h.rei...@thelounge.net>> > > > > you really will not do this because you would open > > a door for a DOS-attack - imagine someone does not > > love you and starts sending mails you are rejecting > > in a loop to your server until your disk is full > > > > best practice is send as less as possible generated > > mails and that is why you normally should reject > > > > the delivering server is in this case responsible > > for creating bounce-massages or not > > > > Am 12.01.2012 19:04, schrieb Michael Maymann: > > > Hi Noel, > > > > > > Thanks for your kind reply...:-) ! > > > This is for incoming mails (perhaps it is not called bouncing > then...?)... :-o > > > When I am about to reject an incoming mail - can I first forward > this mail to a external mailbox and then reject > > > afterwards... or shouldn't I be doing this... is this considered > bad behaviour...? > > > How can this be done - please provide examples if possible. > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance :-) ! > > > ~maymann > > > > > > 2012/1/5 Noel Jones <njo...@megan.vbhcs.org <mailto: > njo...@megan.vbhcs.org> <mailto:njo...@megan.vbhcs.org > > <mailto:njo...@megan.vbhcs.org>>> > > > > > > On 1/5/2012 8:04 AM, Michael Maymann wrote: > > > > Hi List, > > > > > > > > I have a mailrelay (internal->external), that I'm trying to > harden > > > > by allowing only certain external domains. > > > > Is it possible to send bouncing mails to a specific > > > > bou...@mydomain.com <mailto:bou...@mydomain.com> <mailto: > bou...@mydomain.com > > <mailto:bou...@mydomain.com>> <mailto:bou...@mydomain.com <mailto: > bou...@mydomain.com> > > <mailto:bou...@mydomain.com <mailto:bou...@mydomain.com>>> > > > account, so I can > > > > keep an extra eye on what is being bounced when I do the > switch, and > > > > perhaps some weeks after...? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance :-) ! > > > > ~maymann > > > > > > > > > When you send the original mail, set the envelope sender to the > > > bounce address, and all bounces will be returned to that > address > > > automatically. The From: header can still be set to whatever > you wish. > > > > > > > > > -- Noel Jones > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Mit besten Grüßen, Reindl Harald > > the lounge interactive design GmbH > > A-1060 Vienna, Hofmühlgasse 17 > > CTO / software-development / cms-solutions > > p: +43 (1) 595 3999 33 <tel:%2B43%20%281%29%20595%203999%2033>, m: +43 > (676) 40 221 40 > > <tel:%2B43%20%28676%29%2040%20221%2040> > > icq: 154546673, http://www.thelounge.net/ > > > > http://www.thelounge.net/signature.asc.what.htm > > > > > > -- > > Mit besten Grüßen, Reindl Harald > the lounge interactive design GmbH > A-1060 Vienna, Hofmühlgasse 17 > CTO / software-development / cms-solutions > p: +43 (1) 595 3999 33, m: +43 (676) 40 221 40 > icq: 154546673, http://www.thelounge.net/ > > http://www.thelounge.net/signature.asc.what.htm > >
