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bounced email

Greg Zartman

bounced email
« on: November 13, 2001, 02:06:39 AM »
I've been getting several email messages a day from my mail server with the following message:
I tried to deliver a bounce message to this address, but the bounce bounced!

Does anyone know what this means?

Thank you.

Regards,

Greg Zartma

Chris O'Donovan

Re: bounced email
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2001, 05:39:29 AM »
I had these when I entered a domain name with no dots in the server console. There must be a script that assumes that the domain has a dot in it.

If this doesn't fix your problem you could try posting a copy of one of the bounced emails here.

Chris

Steve Bush

Re: bounced email
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2001, 06:48:29 AM »
I think this is caused by spam sent to an invalid user at your domain.  The reply-to address is incorrect, so when your server tries to bounce it, it bounces back....

guestFF

Re: bounced email
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2001, 11:21:05 AM »
I had a similar problem once. I connected to my remote pop-box (ISP) via telnet and deleted it from there....

Hope it helps,

HFW

Greg Zartman

Re: bounced email
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2001, 06:55:46 PM »
Steve,

Yes, I think this is a spam issue.  My office has just been blasted with spam since pulling out email server in house.  It's starting to get out of hand


Greg