Bounce Message

A message from a server to an e-mail sender that the e-mail did not reach the recipient. There may be a variety of reasons for a bounce message, ranging from an invalid e-mail address to a full mailbox to a busy server.

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have announced a new feature in the Barracuda Span Firewall that can differentiate legitimate NonDelivery Receipt (NDR) messages - also known as bounce messages - from invalid NDR messages resulting from spoofing attacks.

New invalid bounce suppression feature

It would reduce spam by allowing e-mail providers to bounce messages with falsified addresses.

15 nations unite to fight spam

If you're unlucky, you will also have been overloaded with bounce messages from ISPs and corporate mail servers, because your e-mail address has been used as one of Sobig's spoof identities.

e-business: Sobig will soon be forgotten and another virus will follow

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