Hi Charles, thanks for your answer. I don't think that this issue be a toaster issue. My point just is: why autoresponder is returning vacation messages from address that not receive email directly?
I mean: sender --> recipient(with no autoresponder) [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[EMAIL PROTECTED] | |-------forward to--> another recipient (WITH autoresponder) [EMAIL PROTECTED] If x@domain send directly an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: why should it receive the vacation message from the another external email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] after a forward? I believe that the [EMAIL PROTECTED] should return vacation message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (not to the original sender [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and if this is the situation, entering in a double-bounce-discard stage between [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hope my point be clear and not be understanding badly the whole topic. BTW, I'm beginning too the 'scripting path' you suggested in your post. best regards, --Abel On 19 Jan 2003, Charles wrote: > Hi Abel, > > From your previous posting, I gather that the "problem" you are > experiencing is actually the direct result of your client's wishes. As > such, the toaster is working as designed, though perhaps not "desired". > > I understand that the customer thinks this is annoying. I would agree. > He has created a kind of mailing loop. > > I am sure that with the flexibility of the tools in Linux and Bill's > marvelous toaster, you could write some sort of script/program to check > the subject/body of each message sent to each account to make sure that > no "extra" vacation announcements get through. > > The performance of the toaster may suffer (with the extra handling of > each message), and the time you bill writing and debugging the "check > redundant announcement program" might be extensive. However your client > would be happy knowing he can set up as many forwards as he likes to > each of his many accounts. > > Otherwise, why not just create a rule in the mail client (Evolution, MS > Outlook, etc) to delete the offending announcements? > > Hope this helps > Charles > > > > Hi all, > > > > Could you help me with the following > > > > Briefly: > > > > if the file /home/vpopmail/domains/domain.com.ar/.qmail-info > > looks like: > > > > &[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > AND each of these accounts have active vacation messages > > > > If I send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I receive five vacation > > messages, one from of each different final recipient; > > > > Is there any tip to avoid this behaviour?: I would receive one vacation > > message just when i send a mail directly to an address, not from the > > forwarded or aliased email address. > > > > BTW, if i set a vacation message for the "main" address > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], when one message is sent to this address the effect > > now is receive 6 vacation messages, one from [EMAIL PROTECTED] plus the 5 > > above ones. > > > > thanks in advance for your help > > > > best regards, > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Abel Lucano > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >