Re: [exim] Avoiding bounces

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Author: Lena
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Avoiding bounces
> I have an "info@"-address that forwards the E-Mails to other
> addresses, some on them outside my servers.
>
> Well, unfortunately this address catches many Spam/junk E-Mails and, of
> course, my Exim (4.88) tries to forward them.
> Virus are blocked and will __NOT__ be forwarded, but Spam is some other and,
> of course, I cannot be sure if an E-Mail is Spam or not, so I have to forward
> it...


No, you haven't to forward it. You can deliver to a local mailbox
(or several mailboxes) and configure your mail clients to
download mail from those mailboxes via POP3 or IMAP.

> some recipient (in this case: Google) refuse some E-Mail if they are
> Spam (in the "mind" of Google)


Gmail also can download via POP3.

By forwarding spam to Google, you harm reputation of your server.