Graham Murray writes:
Per Jessen <per(_at_)computer(_dot_)org> writes:
1. I send an email to "peter(_at_)theirdomain" - my return address
is "bounces(_at_)spamchek(_dot_)com".
2. Apparently this is forwarded from "peter(_at_)theirdomain"
to "peter(_at_)anotherdomain". This appears to be done by the mailserver
for <theirdomain>.
3. The mail server at <anotherdomain> rejects it due to <theirdomain>
not being listed as a mailserver for <spamchek.com>.
Should this really be happening?
IMHO yes it should. But what you should now do is change your address
book and send mail direct to "peter(_at_)anotherdomain" rather than to the
forwarding address. This would both get round the problem of the SPF
rejection and cut down on the volume of mail (as it would only be sent
once, to the final destination, not twice, first to the forwarder and
then to the final destination).
What this doesn't take into account is *why* addresses are forwarded.
For example, a common forwarding use is "role" addresses, such as
"treasurer(_at_)organization(_dot_)org" where a new treasurer is elected
periodically, or "service(_at_)company(_dot_)com" where multiple people receive
the mail. In the latter case, sending mail directly to a forwarding
destination address may result in a request sitting in the mailbox of
someone who is on vacation, when the request could have been handled
by any of the other service@ recipients.
People often have their mail forwarded to a friend's or relative's
email account when away on holiday visiting the friend or relative.
These destination account sometimes are never used by their nominal
users, and mail sent to them because previous mail was forwarded there
may go unseen for months. Alternatively, it may be seen but not be
recognized and simply be deleted.
--
Dick St.Peters, stpeters(_at_)NetHeaven(_dot_)com
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