OT: Sendmail REJECT or DISCARD preference

[Stephen Swaney]

Steve Campbell wrote:
> Since we're hitting the access file pretty hard today, I thought I'd 
> ask a question about what most might put in there.
>
> I typically use the DISCARD parameter instead of the REJECT, with the 
> reason being I don't want to add to the trash on the web. What do most 
> use here and am I correct in thinking that DISCARD is less bandwidth 
> and CPU intensive?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts.
>
> Steve
>
Steve,

REJECT: reject the e-mail with a general error message.
DISCARD: silently discard the message completely.


Looks like DISCARD uses less local and network resources.

Best regards,

Steve

Steve Swaney
steve at fsl.com

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