Topic: Qmail does not use ISP's SMTP server when bouncing messages

[pwalter]

I am using SME 6.0f. Mail from my domain is routed through my ISP's mail server (in the email settings) to get around the blacklisting of my dynamic IP address. When mail to an unknown (usually mispelled) user is received, qmail attempts to bounce the message to the sender, but the bounce bounces because qmail seems to be sending the bounce directly instead of through my ISP's mail server; the destination mail server refuses delivery because my IP is blacklisted. Is there any way to configure qmail to use my ISP's mail server to route bounce messages?

Thanks,
Peter

[wyron]

Why don't you just delete the double-bounces instead ?
There is an excellent howto on the subject at http://sme.swerts-knudsen.dk

[pwalter]

Why don't you just delete the double-bounces instead ?

The double-bounces back to my server are not really the problem; my problem is that the original bounce message does not get delivered to the sender of the email that bounced in the first place, causing them to think that the message was *actually* delivered. Because some of these misdirected messages are important and time-sensitive, I have to manually notify the sender that their mail was not delivered and request they resend it to the correct address. If qmail could be configured to route bounce messages via the ISP's mail server, that would fix my problem.