[Mailman-Developers] before next release: disable backscatterindefault installation

[Jo Rhett]

> Jo Rhett wrote:
>> Not all bounces are backscatter.  My servers all deliver DSNs to the
>> sender.  My servers don't send backscatter.

On Tue, March 25, 2008 6:59 pm, Mark Sapiro wrote:
> So now we're back to my original question. Under what circumstances is
> it acceptable for an MTA to accept a message and then later return an
> undeliverable DSN?
>
> I thought previously you said 'none', but now you say your servers do
> it, so which is it?

My servers do it for mail accepted locally for relay, which is *only*
SSL-encrypted and SMTP-AUTH mail.  In short, zero chance of bouncing mail
to a forged sender.

My server does not accept e-mail from random parties for relay.  It either
rejects it during the SMTP transaction, or delivers it.

-- 
Jo Rhett
Network/Software Engineer
Net Consonance