Re: 2nd post -" mail from <>"

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From: mmac (no_at_thank.you)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:57:19 -0800

But why do they show up in my queue? Shouldn't they just go away?

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" <mark@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:cufi20hv8j9i291j60jco4ide1a9u6ui17@4ax.com...
> The <> characters are the standard ones for NDR
>
> "mmac" <no@thank.you> wrote:
>
> >Running ex5.5 and I also have a ex2k server running with no one on it
yet.
> >
> >I get a bunch of these entries in the event log of the 5.5 machine all
the
> >time and I wonder if there is something that needs to be adjusted to stop
> >it. Having just recovered from a corruption I am really sensitive to any
> >anomilies at this point!
> >
> >"The following message could not be delivered. The destination server
> >reported: 552 MessageWall: SMTP/REJECT: This address does not accept mail
> >From: <> Subject: Undeliverable: Get your prescripti[on delivered to your
> >door! "
> >
> >Obviously junkmail, I am assuming that someone, somewhere, probably
> >unrelated to my domain sent a message to a server using my domain name in
> >the "reply to" and that server bounced it.
> > If that is the case why is it in the event log and not simply a
message
> >sent to the postmaster (me)?
> >
> >Or am I wrong?
> >as a side note I DO have a bunch of junk in the queue all the time but I
> >have tested bothe servers for being an open relay and I'm not. How does
it
> >get there?
> >
>
>
> Mark Arnold MCSA MCSE+M MVP, mark@mvps.org
> FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exchange.htm &
> http:http://www.swinc.com/resource/e2kfaq.htm

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