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Old 11 Feb 2022, 09:32 PM   #14
JeremyNicoll
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Originally Posted by n5bb View Post
I disagree with earlier posters. When email is auto-forwarded, the original sender will receive a delivery error message if the destination server refuses the message. I just tested this ...
So... is this forwarding being done by the SMTP server then? I suppose that would make sense if it knows it's not planning to retain the mail.


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Originally Posted by n5bb View Post
It would be good to inform that person that their forwarding is failing. They might not know this is happening.
How can anyone do that if one cannot send an email to either the original address or the presumed forwarding address?
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