OT? /dev/null 5.1.1 email

Randy Bush randy at psg.com
Tue Jul 5 19:42:35 UTC 2005


> Should undeliverable email (5.1.1, User unknown) be directed
> to /dev/null rather than responded to?

one current fashion is to try to catch it as early in the smtp
receipt process as possible and reject the mail to the smtp
sender.  this gives the rejection to the real source as opposed
to the joe job name.

randy




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