>> A 5xx failure code is a lot more friendly than actually generating a >> DSN. > Well, you're causing the sending/relaying host to generate the DSN. Only if the sending host is running a real MTA. If it's ratware talking to you, it won't do anything of the sort. _That_ is the real gain of an SMTP-layer rejection over accept-and-bounce: it doesn't generate DSNs when talking to ratware. > Quite possibly back to some sod who has been joe-jobbed. But in that respect it's no worse than generating a DSN yourself. Better sometimes and no worse the other times - sounds like a win. /~\ The ASCII der Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML mouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B
