Emails sent to me occasionally bounce back to the sender...

If you could post one of the bounce messages delivered to one of your senders, it would be helpful.  They usually contain an explanation of why the message couldn't be delivered.  The mailing list message you posted doesn't help with that in this case.

Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Firstly thank you both for you replies,

It is a Hotmail account, don't know if it is POP or not, but how would I go about contacting the makers of hotmail? I did assume that they would be linked to this forum somehow.. I can't find a link to actual hotmail support...

Thank you :)

Most recently it has been a VIP who notified me (in an email) that they were having trouble sending me mail, and that some messages were returning to them.

I also occasionally get emails stating that they are bots from mailing lists, probing my address or something because newsletters they have been trying to send haven't got to me apparently...

This could potentially be a large problem if the sender doesn't try to send the message again, and if that sender is willing to offer me a job, for instance.

My thoughts are that maybe there is some way to clean or flush or do some kind of procedure to test the account or reset some bands (i'm just making up phrases at the moment).

 

Many thanks in advance,

Me

 

******

here is a copy of the most recent one from a mailing list

******Hi! This is the ezmlm program. I'm managing the

Email removed for privacy mailing list.

I'm working for my owner, who can be reached

at Email removed for privacy .

Messages to you from the riddlenut mailing list seem to

have been bouncing. I sent you a warning message, but it bounced.

I've attached a copy of the bounce message.

This is a probe to check whether your address is reachable. If this

probe bounces, I will remove your address from the

Email removed for privacy mailing list, without further notice.

You can re-subscribe by sending a message to this address:

   <Email removed for privacy >

Emails are bounced at and by your email provider, not your computer or Windows.This might be your ISP if they provide your email service, or a free webmail service like Hotmail or Gmail if that is what you are using for email. Unless the problem is because of a spam filter that you set yourself, you have little or no control over bounced messages other than to contact the server's support department for confirmation/information about correcting the issue. The mail in question might be running afoul of the email provider's anti-spam or antivurus software for example.  

Purely IMO, the message you attached could be legitimate but it reads more like a phishing attempt than a genuine bounce message.  If it is a group you actually belong to I'd suggest you send them an email directly to the address you already have for them and confirm that this is their bounce message. (don't use any links in the messages you recieved, just in case it is malware)

What type of account are you using?  If it's a POP account, do you leave copies of messages on the server?

Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]