Re: Please, don't reply to spam -- much less on list
On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 02:19:22PM -0000, Greg wrote:
> What is a Bounce Email? Definition: A bounce email is an email that has
> not been delivered to its recipient. It is sent back to the sender with
> an error message.
>
> https://www.altospam.com/en/glossary/bounce/
The word "bounce" in relation to email has multiple definitions. The above is
the one most commonly used.
On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 10:32:40AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> This is the terminology that mutt uses.
+1
I use mutt as my MUA; I will occasionally "bounce" an email, eg I had sent an
email to several people but forgot one who I had meant to send it to; so I will
"bounce" my archived copy to them.
> Is it confusing? Yes. Could a better word have been chosen? Probably.
> But this is what they chose.
+1
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