On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 21:53:24 PST, Adam McKenna <adam-nanog@flounder.net> said:
You're assuming that the filterer is silently discarding the message and not bouncing it. If a site is blocked from sending mail via MAPS or any other method, the receiver must send a bounce message to the sender to avoid breaking SMTP.
Assuming the filterer is not breaking SMTP by silently discarding messages, Bob will receive a message saying that his message couldn't be delivered, with an explanation.
"550 Mail from open relay " $&{client_addr} " refused - see http://www.orbs.org/verify.php3?address="$&{client_addr} Where $&{client_addr} is replaced with a dotted-quad IP. You'd be amazed how many support people at ISPs can't figure that out. Even *after* they visit the page. I know this because I've gotten my share of mail "I got this message, and my ISP people dont understand". Of course, to quote Douglas Adams, that sort of ISP should be "first up against the wall when the revolution comes" ;) Valdis Kletnieks Operating Systems Analyst Virginia Tech