Re: [exim] Exim dropping NDR - Non Delivery Receipts

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Author: Ian Eiloart
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To: Renaud Allard, ikearns
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Exim dropping NDR - Non Delivery Receipts


--On 30 October 2007 11:49:04 +0100 Renaud Allard <renaud@???>
wrote:

>
>
> ikearns wrote:
>> Due to the nature of one of our networks, it is privy to receiving a
>> large amount of SPAM and undeliverable mail.
>> In the mid-term we will be sourcing a proper SPAM solution but at the
>> moment I am looking at dropping NDR's or even no producing them but Exim
>> appears to do this by default.
>>
>> Is there a way to disable NDRs?
>
> Of course, there is a way to do it. However I doubt someone on this list
> will help you to achieve this.
>
> You should probably read http://www.rfc-ignorant.org/policy-dsn.php
> To see all RFC you will break by implementing this.


However, if you're looking at ways to avoid producing NDRs, then we'll
applaud you and help with that. Essentially, it boils down to not accepting
anything you can't (usually) deliver, and doing spam and virus scanning
from ACLs, not afterwards.


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Ian Eiloart
IT Services, University of Sussex
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