Comments on: mail software pondering http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/ Technology, Startups, Internet Marketing Thu, 17 May 2012 09:08:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: fluffy http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-580 Sun, 30 Jan 2005 03:30:04 +0000 http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-580 There's at least two reasons to bounce messages, both of which I've used many many times: - Using procmail rules to train bogofilter - Copying a message from one non-IMAP email account to another Note that this uses the casual meaning of "bounce" and not, like, mailer-daemon responses, which Mail.app doesn't support anyway. There’s at least two reasons to bounce messages, both of which I’ve used many many times:

- Using procmail rules to train bogofilter
- Copying a message from one non-IMAP email account to another

Note that this uses the casual meaning of “bounce” and not, like, mailer-daemon responses, which Mail.app doesn’t support anyway.

]]> by: Arthur http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-579 Sat, 29 Jan 2005 21:46:29 +0000 http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-579 <em>its value may be more one of perception that actual use…</em> I don't see the point of bouncing messages from within an e-mailer either (Disclaimer: I was a (lead) developer for an open source e-mailer). After all, the headers of these messages will still reveal that the message was received anyways and bounced from within an e-mail client. its value may be more one of perception that actual use…

I don’t see the point of bouncing messages from within an e-mailer either (Disclaimer: I was a (lead) developer for an open source e-mailer). After all, the headers of these messages will still reveal that the message was received anyways and bounced from within an e-mail client.

]]> by: DaveW http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-578 Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:59:16 +0000 http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-578 It may be because mail.app bouncing the message isn't nearly as good as the email server bouncing it; its value may be more one of perception that actual use... It may be because mail.app bouncing the message isn’t nearly as good as the email server bouncing it; its value may be more one of perception that actual use…

]]> by: mns http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-577 Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:55:39 +0000 http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-577 In order to discourage spam, perhaps? In order to discourage spam, perhaps?

]]> by: me http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-576 Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:36:40 +0000 http://cleverhack.com/2005/01/29/mail-software-pondering/#comment-576 Why would you bounce messages? Why would you bounce messages?

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