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15 Apr 2006, 08:43 PM | #1 |
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how to temporarily disable account
I have a Member account that I would like to temporarily disable. Is this possible?
Thanks! flashbeagle |
16 Apr 2006, 04:21 AM | #2 |
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Welcome to the EMD Forums, flashbeagle!
Yes, you can temporarily disable an account (as if you were going on vacation). Here are the instructions:
Auto: (original subject) and the vacation message you configured. Remember that you must log in at least every 120 days or your Member account will be closed. Bill |
16 Apr 2006, 09:00 AM | #3 |
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Hmmm...I see where that would work, but is there a way to really disable it so that all incoming messages get a dead account bounceback reply. I suppose the vacation response could be made to look like a dead bounceback.
Thanks, I do appreciate your input a great deal, but I am not sure that is what I want to do. My trouble...I want computers to get up and fly around the room for me. |
16 Apr 2006, 03:14 PM | #4 | |
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Without knowing why you want to do this, my answers may continue to not meet your needs. But here is another attempt. First, you might want to review what a bounce and reject mean: FAQ: What does the 'Bounce' action do? As far as I know, a user can cause a reject but not a MTA bounce. You can force a reject on all incoming messages as follows:
Spam "refuse" options ... Bill |
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16 Apr 2006, 06:13 PM | #5 |
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FM can also temporarily suspend your account, I believe. But you'd need to contact Support for this. A suspended account will bounce.
--K |
23 Apr 2006, 10:02 AM | #6 |
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n5bb and kander:
Thank you kindly for your replies. They are very much appreciated. n5bb, that clears things up a bit. Although I must admit, I am still in a fog because I get bogged by geek speak a bit. I used to be much more up on the techno side of things when I was in the workforce. Now that I have two little guys under five to play with all day, my understanding of all things technical is quite diminished. And here I used to be a computer geek for a living, shame on me. At any rate, I will do as you suggest. In the mean time, I will re-read once again the links you provided for clarification on the bounce and reject and refuse options. The thing that started this off is an inundation of spam in my account. It is annoying, as spam always is. But I get probably ten spam emails a day and they are all of the porn variety which is even a bigger irritation…luckily there are no images included in this tasteless tripe. Please, both of you, accept my apology for not responding sooner. My husband fell ill and he is just now back on his feet. I didn't want either of you to think I was ignoring your kind help. Thank you ever so much, Flashbeagle |