Minor Mailscanner problem

[Chris Yuzik]

Mark Warpool wrote:

>I have a RH9 Linux box running the latest versions of MailScanner and
>SpamAssassin.  For the most part, works great.  I have one minor issue;
>I have Low Scoring Spam set to deliver a bounce message.  But since most
>spam has fake or permanently full mailboxes (or some other silly error),
>I get a lot of bounce messages returned to me.  But I don't think it's
>ALL of them.
>
>Does any one have any suggestion as to how to stop this.  I have my
>Outlook set to just delete them, but I hear that new mail chime going
>about every minute or so and it's kind of annoying.
>
>TIA!
>Mark Warpool
>Benchmark Technologies Corp
>
>
>
Mark,

Don't bounce spam. Once upon a time, it was perhaps good practice. Since
you admit "most spam has fake ... mailboxes" you're likely filling up
the inbox of some innocent person whose email address was used by the
spammer.

Cheers,
Chris