Nov 12, 2008 4
Reduce Size of Email Inbox – No DSN or SPAM
Reduce unwanted emails in your Inbox! Say “No!” to DSN and SPAM.
I recently received a cry for help from a hosting customer who has recently has a very full Inbox:
My computer downloaded 393 emails this morning since last evening when I signed off. The good news is that I did not receive any “[SPAM]“, and instead I am now getting “Delivery Status Notification (failure)” X dozens.
Avoiding Delivery Status Notification (DSN) Messages
Delivery Status Notification deals with OUTBOUND emails. So why was this person getting dozens of incoming emails?
Usually, DSN means the recipient’s server bounced the email. DSN messages notify you that a sent email was unsuccessful. Your email bounced. There is a delivery problem which can signal a number of things.