> Backscatter is a fact of life. 99% of the emails in my queues are > undeliverable backscatter. 99% of my inbound email is backscatter > (since my domain gets used for forging email headers on spam). I'm > retiring older systems which just can't deal with the backscatter. It > just isn't economically viable to try to fight it any more; life is too > short. > Snip > > Unfortunately there are two other companies in between me and the users > (not that I can really identify them with the junk I have to use here) > so short of finding another job I'm stuck with the problem. > > -- > /\oo/\ > / /()\ \ David Mackintosh | dave at xdroop.com > Have you considered changing your setup to reject emails in the smtp process if they do not have a valid rcpt to? i.e. a valid email address on your machine to accept them? This will eliminate much of what you are experiencing... - rh -- Robert - Abba Communications Computer & Internet Services (509) 624-7159 - www.abbacomm.net