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Re: Microsoft SMTPSVC and DSNs

2005-02-28 07:34:20
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Peter Karsai wrote:

I confirm that IIS SMTP / Microsoft Exchange uses the NULL envelope
sender for DSN's.

As I mentionioned in an earlier email, I believe that this problem
is not caused by MSSMTP itself.  The offendending messages are coming
from machines with names like "loadbalancer".  I suspect that the
companies in question are using some as yet unknown load balancing
software that screws up any DSNs they send out.  The specific example
I posted (productivepcs.co.nz) is using sendmail-8.13.2 for incoming mail 
(tested by telneting to their published MX) - even though the DSN like replies
were generated by MSSMTP.  So they have a strange setup designed for high
volume, I guess.

Based on the subjects coming out of their setup, it looks like they need the
high volume to spam - so they are going on my blacklist.

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