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what happens to email that I sent to a misspelled address example...fripol@ instead of ripol@

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rjanetos
rjanetos

I have recently sent sensitive information to H&R Block.....and misspelled the address where does that mail go...who has access to it?

I have recently sent sensitive information to H&R Block.....and misspelled the address where does that mail go...who has access to it?

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junipllc
junipllc

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That depends on the configuration of the mail server at the receiving end. Some mail servers have a 'catch all' mailbox that receives mis-addressed mail. Some will (gasp) silently drop the mail and take no action on it.

More commonly, though, is that unless you typed a real email address (i.e. "fripol@DOMAIN.com" and "ripol@DOMAIN.com" both exist) you should receive a bounced message indicating that the mailbox does not exist. It works much like the postal system -- you would receive a returned message indicating failure to deliver (also called a Delivery Status Notification).

You can read more about DSN (aka bounce messages) here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_message