Re: [exim] messages that are rejected by server

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Author: jean-paul natola
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To: exim-users, exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] messages that are rejected by server

i Definatley would need config assistance,



it took about a week to learn bsd exim sa and clam to get this working- initially and I had help from a very good firned and admin who pretty much gave me sample config and said replace your_domain name here-



is there a way to just have exim discard the bounce rather than backscatter it, - after all its all pretty much spam anyway- is this a good idea?















Jean-Paul Natola





> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:44:39 +0100
> From: exim-users@???
> To: exim-users@???
> Subject: Re: [exim] messages that are rejected by server
>
> jean-paul natola wrote:
>
> > I have a configuration that uses exim sa and clam to filter messages then hand them over to our exchange server,
> >
> > Exchange has the option to reject messages for non-existant users i.e. invalid_user@??? , if I enable this feature, what will exim do with thius type of message?
> >
> > is it going to crash my exim? is this safe to enable?
>
> It wont crash Exim. If Exchange rejects a message Exim will generate a
> bounce and try to send it back to the sender.
>
> Generating such bounces is called "back scatter" and is frowned upon
> heavily by other mail admins, so you should turn on something called
> recipient verification callouts.
>
> Have a read up on it and let us know if you need any configuration
> assistance.
>
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