is the following a general problem, or just one i am seeing? note 2821 says 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable (e.g., mailbox busy) 550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable (e.g., mailbox not found, no access, or command rejected for policy reasons) randy From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> To: foo@psg.com Subject: broken mail server Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:02:34 -0800 you have a .forward on psg.com pointing to foo.user@verizon.net. like all mail accounts these days, you get spam. but the forward, as opposed to rejecting it with a 5xx is deferring with a 450 (see below), which is not proper. this means that the spam stays in the queue here, which is just not reasonable. please do one of the following: o see that the verison server is fixed (good luck), o set your forward to a properly working server, or o tell me so i can kill your mail account here. randy 2003-12-01 10:09:05 1APbBa-000Ork-DY == foo.user@verizon.net <foo@psg.com> R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp defer (0): SMTP error from remote mailer after MAIL FROM:<nikkiadamczyk@gerbangmail.com> SIZE=5365: host relay.verizon.net [206.46.170.12]: 450 Requested mail action not taken-Try later:sc004pub.verizon.net