OT: Sendmail REJECT or DISCARD preference

[Matt Kettler]

Peter Farrow wrote:
> Matt Kettler wrote:
>> Peter Farrow wrote:
>>
>>>> Steve.
>>> If you reject,  and its spoofed you'll get it back anyway, so you end 
>>> up receiving and then storing it in the postmaster address, it is 
>>> always best to discard in this scenario...or even worse bouncing it 
>>> again
>>>
>>
>> Stop confusing REJECT with post delivery bouncing :) See my other post 
>> in this thread.
> I am talking about sendmail access file entries at the MTA level.... 
> nothing else...my point is the general notice supplied in the REJECT 
> directive often ends up coming back round...I've seen it many times..

That's exactly what I'm talking about. I've got several such entries, and I've 
never seen any of them come back. ever.

There's something seriously wrong with your mailserver if this is happening.