On Fri, 2011-11-04 at 08:24 -0500, ktm@xxxxxxxx wrote: > On Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 07:59:07AM +0100, Bron Gondwana wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 12:22:54PM +0530, Ram wrote: > > > Can I configure sieve to send vacation responses for every message .. > > > rather than waiting for "n" days before responding again to the same sender > > > > Ouch - why? There's a danger of mail loops, amongst other things. > > > > Bron. > > Double ouch, ouch! That is a really, really, REALLY bad idea. We actually > made a work-around within the mail system to make this happen and sooner > or later, in EVERY case, we had a massive mail loop or other type of self- > inflicted DoS against our mail infrastructure. In most of them, the users > themselves received so much mail that their mail clients were unable to > handle the volume and mail administrators were needed to clean things > enough for them to get back to work. > I understand that this may lead to mail loops But our client requires that every mail to "sales@xxxxxxxxxx" should immediately get a response ( Business requirements .. not technical ) Assuming that I have methods to avoid looping at the SMTP level .. how can I do this in cyrus, sieve Thanks Ram ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://www.cyrusimap.org/ List Archives/Info: http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/info-cyrus/
