From: Sandy Drobic (postfix-usersjapantest.homelinux.com)
Date: Sun Jul 02 2006 - 15:59:17 CDT

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Sandy Drobic wrote:

Sigh, it's getting late, it's still hot here, and I start to mumble
nonsense...

>> I must be missing something from A->C. I just read the above
>> mentioned thread.
>>
>> 1) If a user doesnt exist, you want to notify the sender of this -
>> correct??
>>
> No, YOU do not notify the recipient. This is the task of the server that
It should be "sender" of course.

> is trying to deliver the mail to your server.
> Your task is to first verify, that this message is indeed acceptable and
> only accept the message after it has passed this test.
> If you don't accept the message, then the server that is trying to send
> the mail has the duty to inform the sender that the delivery was not
> possible.
>
> Again: This is NOT your task!
>
> That is the difference between accepting a message and bouncing a

difference between "rejecting" and bouncing a message...

Sandy

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