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I repeatedly receive emails like the one below:

I will receive many of these throughout the day and would like to know what it is and how to stop receiving them.

From : Mail Delivery System postmaster@mediacombb.net
Subject : Delivery status notification
To: lcholum@mchsi.com Wed, Sep 24, 2014 09:53 AM
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This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

Delivery to the following recipients failed permanently:

* vlattaltos@gmx.de


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Hello,

A lot of unexpected bounce messages is typically a sign that either:

1) your email account has been compromised

2) a spammer is using your email address on their spams so you get the bounces.

The fix for #1 is to change your password, verify your account information, and enable two factor authenticaton if your service supports it.

There isn't really a fix for #2. It's called a joe job.

If there is consistent information in the bounce emails it might also be possible for you to create a mail filter that sends the emails to your trash folder so they don't clutter your inbox.

:welcome: to Email Questions!
 
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