Autor: Ian Eiloart Data: A: Ted Cooper, exim-users Assumpte: Re: [exim] Fake Reject vs. Discard
--On 19 August 2007 15:35:39 +1000 Ted Cooper <eximX1211@???>
wrote:
> "If you discard all the recipients either individually at RCPT TO:, or
> all together at MAIL FROM: or DATA, then the delivery will not happen
> and all you'll get it a log line. The sender does get the "550-Your
> message .." and not a 220."
>
> ie. They both win. Yes, you get a fake reject message, but no you don't
> get a delivery if all recipients are discarded.
Is that different from a real rejection? You say "I'm not going to deliver
this message", then you don't deliver it. Sounds to me like "Fake reject" +
"Discard" = "Real reject", even if you've discarded at a time when you
could no longer do a real rejection.
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Ian Eiloart
IT Services, University of Sussex
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