I am setting up a server for our mailing lists. That server will not
be used for anything but those mailing lists.
Can I turn off emailing notices back?
Would it make it harder for those sending spam?
Would that help cut down backscatter messages?
Would it be a bad idea?
Thanks
Gary
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On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Gary Frederick wrote:
> I am setting up a server for our mailing lists. That server will not
> be used for anything but those mailing lists.
>
> Can I turn off emailing notices back?
I was wondering if I could turn off sending messages
:-)
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Wietse Venema wrote:
> Gary Frederick:
>> More details
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Gary Frederick
>> wrote:
>> > I am setting up a server for our mailing lists. That server will not
>> >
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Evan Platt wrote:
> At 12:28 PM 1/16/2009, you wrote:
>>
>> > Would it make it harder for those sending spam?
>> I was wondering if it would make it harder if spammers got nothing.
>
> How many spammers do you think use a valid return address?
>
> Spammers likely
Thanks all. I now understand.
...
>> My postfix sends a message back to the sender that it was to a
>> non-existent address. I was thinking about not sending them anything
>> back. No need to tell them they guessed wrong.
>>
>
> in a good confifguration postfix doesn't _send_. it _rejects_ the
> t
Thanks
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Thomas wrote:
> I do not realy understand the problem here ...
>
> When a mail is send to a remote SMTP server, wrong addresses get rejected
> with 550 ...
>
> But that IS of course a Mail that returns to the send - it has the title
> "Undelivered Mail Retu
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:28 PM, mouss wrote:
> Gary Frederick a écrit :
>> Thanks all. I now understand.
>>
>> ...
>>>> My postfix sends a message back to the sender that it was to a
>>>> non-existent address. I was thinking about not sending them
