Re: [exim] forward v bounce

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Author: Jeremy Harris
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To: exim-users @ exim. org
Subject: Re: [exim] forward v bounce
Ron McKeating wrote:
> I was very surprised to find lots of bounce messages from AOL appear to
> have been forwarded back to the person in the from: header. Thus not
> appearing as a bounce message at all and not getting filtered.
>
> Is this common practice?


It appears to be becoming more common, unfortunately.
It's also potentially a cause of mail loops and so detrimental
to the stability of the net. Stamp it out wherever possible.

- Jeremy