Re: Problems with $mydomain entries in virtual

On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 09:04:07AM -0400, Michael wrote:

> > Why on earth do you do this? You should not discard mail to invalid
> > recipients.
>
> Well, I thought that was the best way to eliminate spam ... better than
> telling the spammers that the users don't exist.

No, the right approach is to reject invalid recipients. The spammers
will send to all addresses you accept. Always saying "yes" gives you
no advantage.

Don't optimize your system for spammers, optimize it for legitimate mail.
A legitimate sender who mistypes an address should receive a bounce.

--
Viktor.

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