Bug#270129: exim4-config: Bounces generated from rewritten email addresses should go to original mailbox.

[Marc Haber]

On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 10:27:56PM -0800, keith wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 05:52:04PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> > I disagree. I want my bounces in my usual inbox with al the other mail
> > and not in a different place, which I'd rarely check (if I'd check it at
> > all).
> 
> The problem I see with the current setup, is that under certain 
> situations the bounces will be undeliverable, leaving the user thinking 
> that the message has been delivered, when in fact it has not.  Perhaps 
> the bounce message could be sent to usual inbox, but if that fails, it 
> would be sent to the local mailbox?

A setup like this would be very surprising to the experienced admin,
and quite hard to create. I'd say "tough luck".

Greetings
Marc

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