Re: Rejecting viruses the Right Way[tm]

From: Steve Lamb (grey_at_dmiyu.org)
Date: 02/09/04

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    Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
    > If a message is either rejected (during the SMTP dialog) or bounced
    > (after accepting and queueing the message) then the same innocent
    > third party receives some junk mail.[1] The difference is only in
    > which server is sending the bounce message.

         The presumption being, of course, that the other side is a real MTA and
    not the virus/worm itself. Rejecting is acceptable as the onus is on the
    other side on what to do. You're not generating the bounce. If it is a
    virus/worm then it isn't likely to generate a bounce. If it is an MTA then
    they had best get their act together and not propigate viruses. 

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