Re: I5 smtp and spamcop

[Rich Loeber <rich@xxxxxxxxx>]

   JK,

   Check your SMTP attributes (CHGSMTPA and F4 prompt it) and see what your
   relay setting is set to.  If it is set to *ALL, then your SMTP server is
   an open relay and they have a legitimate complaint.  If it is set to *NONE
   or *LIST, then they are all wet.

   Rich Loeber
   Kisco Information Systems
   http://www.kisco.com

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   johnking@xxxxxxx wrote:

     All,

      I've wasted the better part of a day fighting with spamcop.net. They
     claim our
     i5 smtp/pop3 server is a spam source because of "Misdirected bounces".
     See below
     for their FAQ entry. I am relatively certain that the i5 only accepts
     inbound
     smtp if an entry has been made in the SDD via WRKDIRE and that there is
     no such
     thing as a "delayed bounce" in i5-land. Would someone be kind enough to
     confirm
     this or help me understand what I'm missing?

      Many thanks, JK

     "Problem: Misdirected bounces
         Description: When a mail server accepts a message and later decides
     that it
     can't deliver the message, it is required to send back a bounce email to
     the
     sender of the original message. These bounce emails are often
     misdirected.

         Solution: Upgrade and/or configure your mail server software so that
     this
     situation is never encountered. Configure your software to either reject
     messages
     during delivery or accept them permanently. Do not let your software
     make choices
     about delivery after it has accepted a message. If you must accept
     delivery
     before you know the status of a message, then file it internally - do
     not send,
     forward or bounce it outside your organization. The errant message can
     be placed
     in a special folder or routed to your postmaster."

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