Stephen R. van den Berg writes on 3 August 1996 at 13:03:23
Ari Lindemann <terry(_at_)eskimo(_dot_)com> wrote:
bounce-back works for both my accounts.
[...]
that much of a deal (apart from wasting bandwidth which could easily
have been saved by sending it to the bit bucket instead (/dev/null)).
a resounding second to this! If you are getting mail-bombed, the best
thing to do is simply file to /dev/null. Trying to bounce a message
back is simply a gross waste of bandwidth.
BUT, don't *EVER* send back automatic mail replies without checking
It's probably a good idea to also put a X-Loop: in the outgoing reply
and check for that too.
Dan
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