On Sun, 13 Apr 97 19:26:32 -0400, Timothy J. Luoma wrote:
: Responding To: revjack(_at_)Radix(_dot_)Net
(revjack(_at_)radix(_dot_)net)
: Original Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 22:06:22 GMT
: Message-ID: <335854cc(_dot_)8146805(_at_)mail1(_dot_)radix(_dot_)net>
:
: > Does anyone on this list successfully use the EXITCODE approach to
: > basically pretend that the mail is undeliverable?
:
: Check the 'sysexits.h' file on your system. That should have the
: exit codes defined.
Yes it does, thank you!
: I think I would use 67 or 69 personally (no such user / permission
: denied).
Righty-ho, EX_NOUSER is 67. I'm afraid that this still didn't generate
a daemon-bounce though. Hm.
: I really don't think this will get you off spam/uce lists, because
: I don't think they pay that much attention. But you are welcome to
: try.
I don't think it will magically solve all my unwanted mail problems,
but I do think it's the most elegant way to respond; better than
constructing yet another formail recipe, and more satisfying than
/dev/null (stops single-user nitwits in their tracks).
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