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So stuff which appears to be spam is bounced, with a return message. On reflection, this does seem like a better system. I had imagined a silent fail as per ot
by ronaldx 12y ago
So stuff which appears to be spam is bounced, with a return message.
On reflection, this does seem like a better system. I had imagined a silent fail as per other popular e-mail hosts.
- snori74 12y agoYes, but the "bounce message" comes to the sender from their own mail system, saying "could not deliver". This is important, because the receiving system doesn't have a guaranteed way of reaching the sender - modern spam typically fakes the "From:" and <return-path> fields - so well-run systems nowadays never try to do so for fear of generating what's referred to as email backscatter spam.