Re: mail daemon - explanation

[Scott Silvers/Lord James Beckett of Westmorland <beckett@anent.com>]

Poster: Scott Silvers/Lord James Beckett of Westmorland <beckett@anent.com>

Okay, basically what's happening is that someone is either subscribed to
the merry rose at 

katzc@SMTP1@MCB LEJEUNE

that address, or it's an alias to one they are subscribed as.  Now, this
address isn't working for one reason or another, be it that it doesn't
exist anymore or that the server is messed up.  So what's happening is
that the server is bouncing back to the merry rose every message it gets
from the merry rose to that address.  So, for every message we send to
the list, it sends a message back saying "Undeliverable", which just
gets sent out again, which causes a message to come back saying
"Undeliverable"  and on and on and on....until either it gets fixed or
the address is unsubscribed.  So, if we keep the useless chatter down
(no more "why am I getting 50 messages" posts) then it won't flood our
mail as quickly and the list administrator can try and fix it.

HTH,
James

Jason & Shannon Smith wrote:
> 
> Poster: "Jason & Shannon Smith" <srgiles@erols.com>
> 
> I'll bet everyone on the Atlantia list is getting them.  As if there isn't
> enough mail!
> 
> Sorcha de Glys
> 
> >Rhawyn Writes:
> >I've recieved over 30 messages saying undeliverable mail and I never
> >sent any.....help?????
> >
> >fionna
> >
> >I myself have also received half a ton of these messages, I don't know what
> is
> >going on either.  I didn't anyone else was getting them.
> >
> >Maire inghean ui Donnabhain
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