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Where bounces go to |
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From: |
mmorse @
nsf .
gov (Michael H. Morse) |
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Date: |
Wed, 6 Apr 1994 10:33:16 EDT |
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To: |
list-managers @
greatcircle .
com |
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"Anthony J. Rzepela" <rzepela@cvi.hahnemann.edu> "AOL flexing some muscle (USENET posting)" (Apr 5, 3:29pm) |
Am I correct in my understanding that mailers should be sending
bounces to the From address from the envelope (or to be more precise,
the address specified in the MAIL FROM: line in the SMTP interchange)?
Am I also correct in my understanding that this address is the one
displayed on most Unix sendmail-based systems in the "From<space>"
line that delimits mail messages?
Assuming I'm correct, I am considering not allowing folks to
subscribe to my lists if their mailer doesn't send errors back to
the correct address. (I have little tolerance for bounces.) I would
just build up, manually, a list of host names that don't follow the
spec. If someone with one of the hostnames tried to subscribe, they'd
get back a message saying something like, "I know it's probably not
your fault, but we don't allow non-RFC compliant mailers to use our
lists. Please have your postmaster contact ______ when it's fixed,
blah, blah, blah."
Questions: Has anyone taken this extreme step? What are the possible
reprecussions.
--Mike
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