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Re: [cobalt-users] Mail Server Message - What does this mean? (newbie)



Joseph Ambrose wrote:

> Was this company trying to spam off of my mail server?
> =====================================
> The original message was received at Fri, 29 Dec 2000 15:29:02 -0500
> from localhost
> 
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <auto1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> ... while talking to smtp.myrealbox.com.:
> >>> MAIL From:<> SIZE=1045
> <<< 572 Bounces are blocked due to system abuse by spammers
> 554 <auto1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>... Service unavailable

While you didn't send enough information, most likely your system got an
email addressed to a nonexistent address on your box, attempted to
return it as undeliverable, and got it back because the envelope
"sender" address was either nonexistent or blocked.

Jeff
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Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
nobaloney.net
P. O. Box 52672
Riverside, CA  92517
voice: (909) 787-8589  *  fax: (909) 782-0205