Reject bounce email

[Glenn Steen]

On 09/01/07, Res <res at ausics.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Glenn Steen wrote:
>
> > On 09/01/07, Res <res at ausics.net> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Gerard Seibert wrote:
> >>
> >> > If you are using Postfix, please include the output of: postconf -n as
> >>
> >> isn't this more suited to the postfix mailing list, I fail to see what it
> >> has to do with MailScanner.
> >>
> > Well.... In principle you are of course correct Res, but ... I fail to
>
> The problem is, all the OT crap of this list, means those with real
> problems get ignored, the past few months have been hectic for Julian, if
> the list had only 5 posts a day that were only MailScanner related, its
> highly likely he would have had time to read it and help those with
> problems, I'm aware of some that had to wait till he returned.
>
> Noise delays resolutions, I've seen so many knowledgeable people on many
> lists who can help people with problems cease to help because they miss
> the posts because they do a high speed skim becaudse of trash that doesnt
> belong there. For instance one of the Red Hat based lists that I was
> a key contributor once, years later I'm still on the list, but all I do
> these days is hit dddddddddddddddddddddddd -> to the end, the subject
> line display in pine tells me its all noise.
>
> I am the first to admit I have participated in a good deal of the noise,
> but as spare my time is now coming to halt, theres little chance of that
> continuing.
>
> > see how this differs much from the general off-topicness we usually
>
> it doesnt, its all noise
>
> > manage to harbour when it comes to MTA setup/tweaking (and that goes
>
> MTA tweaking with a configuration for MailScanner is of course signal.
> but back chatter and milters is high level noise, they are not caused nor
> introduced by MailScanner and will be there before and if you remove
> MailScanner.
>
As said, I don't think we're that far apart in this... And I'm pretty
certain we'll be "sinners" in this regard... on a more or less regular
basis:-).
'Nuff said, let's not be more OT:-)

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