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E-mail loops are not as common today as in the past, due to changes to e-mail software, both on the client side and the server side, that prevent automatic replies to vacation responses and bounced mail responses.


COSTS OF AN E-MAIL LOOP

  • Bandwidth : E-mail loops use up limited bandwidth over networks.

  • Processing time: E-mail loops will take up processing time, and could slow down other processes.

  • Disk Space : Automatic e-mails are usually stored in the mailboxes of participants.

  • Human Time: Network Administrators may have to intervene to fix the problem, or clean up mailboxes. Also the mailbox user/owner will have to delete the numerous responses in order to clean up their mailbox.



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PREVENTION

  • The mail system should retain Headers of incoming E-mail while performing any type of auto-forwarding operation.

  • Auto Responder: Do not send more than 'x' replies to the same sender.



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