I find I get some strange mail messages stuck in my mail queue. I'm
reasonably certain I have relaying correctly turned off. What I think is
happening, is I get mail message addressed to an invalid user at a valid
domain. exim turns around and sends back a message saying "this message
couldn't be delivered", but because the mail message is really spam, the
return address is invalid, and I end up with a message that sits frozen in
the queue. You can see an example below from my log file.
What is the correct way to solve this problem? Thanks.
2001-09-26 12:48:06 SMTP connection from mail.red.net [195.74.128.3]
2001-09-26 12:48:07 15mHqx-00035s-00 <= AmyWilson@???
H=mail.red.net [195.74.128.3] P=esmtp S=5129 id=200109261648.JBG021
43@??? T="Save up to 70% on your Life Insurance!" from
<AmyWilson@???> for ebmaster@???
2001-09-26 12:48:07 15mHqx-00035s-00 ** ebmaster@???: unknown
local-part "ebmaster" in domain "csol.com"
2001-09-26 12:48:07 15mHqx-00035u-00 <= <> R=15mHqx-00035s-00 U=mail P=local
S=5900 T="Mail delivery failed: returning message to se
nder" from <> for AmyWilson@???
2001-09-26 12:48:07 15mHqx-00035s-00 Error message sent to
AmyWilson@???
2001-09-26 12:48:07 15mHqx-00035s-00 Completed
2001-09-26 12:48:08 SMTP connection from mail.red.net [195.74.128.3] closed
by QUIT
2001-09-26 12:48:10 15mHqx-00035u-00 ** AmyWilson@???
R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mailer after MAI
L FROM:<>: host btamail.net.cn [202.106.196.70]: 553 From <>, message
blocked.
2001-09-26 12:48:10 15mHqx-00035u-00 Frozen (delivery error message)
